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Aspiration

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe 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."
2.NounThe action of aspirating.
3.NounA burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
"In Cambodian, aspiration is phonemic, so /p/ and /pʰ/ are different phonemes."
4.NounThe withdrawal of fluid, tissue, or other substance, usually through a hollow needle from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
5.NounThe silent breaking h beginning some French words, largely of Germanic origin.
6.NounThe process of lenition involving writing a digraph with h, especially at the beginning of a word.
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