expletionn.

Brit.

/ᵻksˈpliːʃn/,

/ɛksˈpliːʃn/, U.S.

/ɛksˈpliʃən/,

/ᵻksˈpliʃən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin explētiōn-, explētiō.

Etymology: < classical Latin explētiōn-, explētiō process of perfecting, fulfilment, in post-classical Latin also completion, satisfaction, contentment (4th cent.) < explēt- , past participial stem of explēre explete v.¹ + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier expletive n.In sense 2b after expletive n. 1b.

1. The action of filling something; the state of being filled to the full, satisfaction, fulfilment. Also: an act of fulfilling something. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [noun] > fullness

fullnessa1398

repletiona1398

fullinessa1400

impletion1583

repleteness1603

plenitya1622

expletion1623

plenuma1784

stowage1825

plenitude1857

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun] > satisfaction

saulee1377

satisfactiona1382

satiety1548

expletion1717

1623 G. Fletcher Reward of Faithfull i. iii. 48 The fulnesse heere meant is nothing else but a perfect expletion of all the naturall desires of Soule, Body and Person.

1629 J. Gaule Distractions 400 Expletion but increases the Malady.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. viii. 377 The expletion of the Faculties of the Sensible Nature.

1717 J. Killingbeck Serm. xviii. 374 The Expletion of their Desires.

1858 ‘Rusticus’ Royal Route vii. 52 Human expectancy, previously worked up to the highest pitch of excitement, had its expletion.

1885 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 90 303 A sanguineous expletion of either of the two Fallopian tubes or of the oviducts only.

1975 H. A. Kelly Love & Marriage in Age of Chaucer xii. 289 The ‘expletion of libido’ and the ‘satiation of concupiscence’ that the moralists were so fond of denouncing.

2014 H. White Pract. Past 60 In the figure-fulfillment model, a significant historical event will be recognized by its double occurrence, the first time as an intimation of a possibility of meaning and the second time as an ‘expletion’, a filling out or a fulfillment of what was only implicit.

a. A word, expression, or passage that merely fills out a sentence, line, or text, without adding anything to the sense; = expletive n. 1a. Also: the practice of using such words, expressions, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > action of padding > matter used as padding > expletive

expletivec1450

filler1697

expletion1775

1775 D. Farroe Royal Golden Instructor for Youth 118 Parenthesis..must be read with a lower Tone of the Voice, as a Thing that comes by Reflection or Expletion.

1784 R. Labutte French Gram. ix. 63 Particles..are divided into seven classes; denoting, I. Assertion. II. Admonition. III. Imitation. IV. Exhibition. V. Expletion. VI. Restriction. VII. Command, Reproach, Wish, or Admiration.

1834 Congress. Globe 17 Apr. 320/1 This derogation clause is an expletion! It is put in, to fill up!

1854 A. Ballou Pract. Christian Socialism iii. v. 527 There is too much indefiniteness, vagueness, expletion and confusion of terms.

1873 A. Holbrook Eng. Gram. 35 The pronoun it is used in the nominative by expletion; as, It is thought that he will arrive soon.

2011 J. M. Anderson Morphol., Paradigms, & Periphrases iii. 110 The functional category seems to have little or no more content than being subcategorized for a particular kind of complement: I shall term these ‘expletive phrases’ or expletions.

b. An exclamation, an oath, a swear word; = expletive n. 1b. Also as a mass noun: such expletives collectively.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [noun]

oatha1225

hunting oath1570

forbode1575

exorcism1601

expletive1647

rapper1675

oathlet1835

expletion1836

emphatic1868

swear1871

rounder1885

1836 Court Mag. Oct. 173/1 He..finished all by some barbarous expletions in Irish.

1874 Maritime Monthly Oct. 336 He..blushed like a schoolgirl at his rudeness..and felt..awkward and mortified after his fierce expletions.

1882 ‘J. Larwood’ Theatr. Anecd. 204 Making use of the king's favourite expletion, observed, ‘Odds fish!’

1913 C. E. Montague Morning's War ix. 106 A dribble of gross, but not lascivious expletion.

1987 Financial Times 28 Oct. 23/8 The Friar's expletion, ‘Holy St. Francis’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	expletion
释义	expletionn. Brit. /ᵻksˈpliːʃn/, /ɛksˈpliːʃn/, U.S. /ɛksˈpliʃən/, /ᵻksˈpliʃən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin explētiōn-, explētiō. Etymology: < classical Latin explētiōn-, explētiō process of perfecting, fulfilment, in post-classical Latin also completion, satisfaction, contentment (4th cent.) < explēt- , past participial stem of explēre explete v.¹ + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier expletive n.In sense 2b after expletive n. 1b. 1. The action of filling something; the state of being filled to the full, satisfaction, fulfilment. Also: an act of fulfilling something. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [noun] > fullness fullnessa1398 repletiona1398 fullinessa1400 impletion1583 repleteness1603 plenitya1622 expletion1623 plenuma1784 stowage1825 plenitude1857 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [noun] > satisfaction saulee1377 satisfactiona1382 satiety1548 expletion1717 1623 G. Fletcher Reward of Faithfull i. iii. 48 The fulnesse heere meant is nothing else but a perfect expletion of all the naturall desires of Soule, Body and Person. 1629 J. Gaule Distractions 400 Expletion but increases the Malady. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. viii. 377 The expletion of the Faculties of the Sensible Nature. 1717 J. Killingbeck Serm. xviii. 374 The Expletion of their Desires. 1858 ‘Rusticus’ Royal Route vii. 52 Human expectancy, previously worked up to the highest pitch of excitement, had its expletion. 1885 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 90 303 A sanguineous expletion of either of the two Fallopian tubes or of the oviducts only. 1975 H. A. Kelly Love & Marriage in Age of Chaucer xii. 289 The ‘expletion of libido’ and the ‘satiation of concupiscence’ that the moralists were so fond of denouncing. 2014 H. White Pract. Past 60 In the figure-fulfillment model, a significant historical event will be recognized by its double occurrence, the first time as an intimation of a possibility of meaning and the second time as an ‘expletion’, a filling out or a fulfillment of what was only implicit. 2. a. A word, expression, or passage that merely fills out a sentence, line, or text, without adding anything to the sense; = expletive n. 1a. Also: the practice of using such words, expressions, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > action of padding > matter used as padding > expletive expletivec1450 filler1697 expletion1775 1775 D. Farroe Royal Golden Instructor for Youth 118 Parenthesis..must be read with a lower Tone of the Voice, as a Thing that comes by Reflection or Expletion. 1784 R. Labutte French Gram. ix. 63 Particles..are divided into seven classes; denoting, I. Assertion. II. Admonition. III. Imitation. IV. Exhibition. V. Expletion. VI. Restriction. VII. Command, Reproach, Wish, or Admiration. 1834 Congress. Globe 17 Apr. 320/1 This derogation clause is an expletion! It is put in, to fill up! 1854 A. Ballou Pract. Christian Socialism iii. v. 527 There is too much indefiniteness, vagueness, expletion and confusion of terms. 1873 A. Holbrook Eng. Gram. 35 The pronoun it is used in the nominative by expletion; as, It is thought that he will arrive soon. 2011 J. M. Anderson Morphol., Paradigms, & Periphrases iii. 110 The functional category seems to have little or no more content than being subcategorized for a particular kind of complement: I shall term these ‘expletive phrases’ or expletions. b. An exclamation, an oath, a swear word; = expletive n. 1b. Also as a mass noun: such expletives collectively. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [noun] oatha1225 hunting oath1570 forbode1575 exorcism1601 expletive1647 rapper1675 oathlet1835 expletion1836 emphatic1868 swear1871 rounder1885 1836 Court Mag. Oct. 173/1 He..finished all by some barbarous expletions in Irish. 1874 Maritime Monthly Oct. 336 He..blushed like a schoolgirl at his rudeness..and felt..awkward and mortified after his fierce expletions. 1882 ‘J. Larwood’ Theatr. Anecd. 204 Making use of the king's favourite expletion, observed, ‘Odds fish!’ 1913 C. E. Montague Morning's War ix. 106 A dribble of gross, but not lascivious expletion. 1987 Financial Times 28 Oct. 23/8 The Friar's expletion, ‘Holy St. Francis’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1623
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