aspiration

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Derived terms 1.1.2.2 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 External links 2 French 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology 1

aspire +‎ -ation

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/

  Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

aspiration (plural aspirations)

1. The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual.

[edit] Derived terms

• aspirational

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

aspirate +‎ -ion

[edit] Noun

aspiration (plural aspirations)

1. The action of aspirating.
2. (phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.

[edit] Derived terms

• aspirational
• preaspiration

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• aspiration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• aspiration in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

aspiration f. (plural aspirations)

1. aspiration