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   ventilation

   /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the provision of fresh air to a room, building, etc.: "ventilation of the mines had long been mechanized"
   • 2. the supply of air to the lungs, especially by means of a machine or device used to support or replace the breathing of a person who is ill, injured, or anaesthetized.
   • 3. public discussion or examination of an opinion, issue, or complaint.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘current of air’): from Old French, or from Latin ventilatio(n-), from the verb ventilare (see ventilate). ventilation (sense 1) dates from the mid 17th century.

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