aspiration
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
aspiration (plural aspirations)
- The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to or of)
- Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor
- Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
hope or ambition
Etymology 2 [edit]
Noun [edit]
aspiration (plural aspirations)
- The action of aspirating.
- (phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
action of aspirating
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burst of air that follows the release of some consonants
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External links [edit]
- aspiration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- aspiration in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French [edit]
Noun [edit]
aspiration f (plural aspirations)