In*fla"tion (?), n. [L. inflatio: cf. F. inflation.]
1.
The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.
Boyle.
2.
The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity.
B. Jonson.
3.
Undue expansion or increase, from overissue; -- said of currency.
[U.S.]
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