aspiration

See also: Aspiration

English

Etymology 1

aspire +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

aspiration (countable and uncountable, plural aspirations)

  1. 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 and of).
    Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor.
    Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game.
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Translations

Etymology 2

From aspirate +‎ -ion or borrowed from Latin aspiratio, aspirationem.

Noun

aspiration (plural aspirations)

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

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

Danish

Noun

aspiration c (singular definite aspirationen, plural indefinite aspirationer)

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Declension

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspiratio, aspirationem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃/

Noun

aspiration f (plural aspirations)

  1. aspiration

Further reading

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