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Aspiration

Aspiration Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Aspiration? [n] the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [n] a will to succeed [n] a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath [n] a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Aspiration: ambition \| breathing in \| dream \| inhalation \| inspiration Related Terms \| Find terms related to Aspiration: aim \| allophone \| alveolar \| ambition \| ambitiousness \| animus \| apico-alveolar \| apico-dental \| Aqua-Lung \| articulation \| artificial respiration \| assimilation \| assumption \| assurance \| assured faith \| asthmatic wheeze \| basis \| bated breath \| bilabial \| bleeding \| bloodletting \| breath \| breath of air \| breathing \| breathy voice \| broaching \| broken wind \| cacuminal \| calling \| cause \| cerebral \| check \| cheerful expectation \| confidence \| consideration \| consonant \| continuant \| conviction \| cough \| counsel \| craving \| cupping \| dental \| dependence \| desideration \| desideratum \| design \| desire \| determination \| diphthong \| direction \| dissimilation \| doomed hope \| drafting \| drainage \| draining \| drawing \| dream \| effect \| emptying \| epenthetic vowel \| exhalation \| expectation \| expiration \| explosive \| exsufflation \| fair prospect \| faith \| fervent hope \| fixed purpose \| function \| gasp \| glide \| glottal \| glottalization \| goal \| good cheer \| good hope \| great expectations \| ground \| guiding light \| guiding star \| gulp \| guttural \| hack \| hankering \| hiccup \| high goal \| high hopes \| hope \| hopeful prognosis \| hopefulness \| hopes \| hoping \| hoping against hope \| idea \| ideal \| idealism \| ideals \| inhalation \| inhalator \| inhalement \| inspiration \| insufflation \| intendment \| intent \| intention \| iron lung \| labial \| labialization \| labiodental \| labiovelar \| laryngeal \| lateral \| lingual \| liquid \| little voice \| lodestar \| longing \| low voice \| lust \| mainspring \| manner of articulation \| matter \| meaning \| milking \| mind \| modification \| monophthong \| morphophoneme \| motive \| mouth-to-mouth resuscitation \| mumble \| mumbling \| murmur \| murmuration \| murmuring \| mute \| mutter \| muttering \| nasal \| nisus \| objective \| occlusive \| oxygen mask \| oxygen tent \| palatal \| pant \| parasitic vowel \| passion \| peak \| pharyngeal \| pharyngealization \| phlebotomy \| phone \| phoneme \| pipetting \| plan \| plosive \| plot \| point \| prayerful hope \| presumption \| pretension \| principle \| project \| promise \| proposal \| prospect \| prospects \| prospectus \| prothetic vowel \| puff \| pumping \| purpose \| reaching high \| reason \| reliance \| resolution \| resolve \| respiration \| retroflex \| sake \| sanguine expectation \| scheme \| score \| scuba \| security \| segmental phoneme \| semivowel \| sigh \| siphoning \| sneeze \| sniff \| sniffle \| snore \| snoring \| snuff \| snuffle \| soft voice \| sonant \| sonority \| source \| speech sound \| spring \| stage whisper \| sternutation \| stertor \| still small voice \| stop \| striving \| study \| suck \| sucking \| suction \| surd \| suspiration \| susurration \| susurrus \| syllabic nucleus \| syllabic peak \| syllable \| tapping \| transition sound \| triphthong \| trust \| ulterior motive \| underbreath \| undertone \| upward looking \| urge \| velar \| venesection \| view \| vocable \| vocalic \| vocation \| vocoid \| voice \| voiced sound \| voiceless sound \| voicing \| vowel \| well-grounded hope \| wheeze \| whisper \| whispering \| will \| wind \| wish \| yearning See Also \| ambition \| ambitiousness \| American Dream \| articulation \| breath \| breathing \| desire \| drag \| emulation \| external respiration \| gasp \| nationalism \| pant \| puff \| pull \| respiration \| ventilation Aspiration In Webster's Dictionary \As`pi*ra"tion\, n. [L. aspiratio, fr. aspirare: cf. F. aspiration.] 1. The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound. If aspiration be defined to be an impetus of breathing. --Wilkins. 2. The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration. 3. The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire. ``Aspirations after virtue.'' --Johnson. Vague aspiration after military renown. --Prescott.

Aspiration Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aspiration?

[n] the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
[n] a will to succeed
[n] a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
[n] a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"

Aspiration In Webster's Dictionary

\As`pi*ra"tion\, n. [L. aspiratio, fr. aspirare: cf.
F. aspiration.]
1. The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with
   a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.

         If aspiration be defined to be an impetus of
         breathing.                            --Wilkins.

2. The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.

3. The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish;
   high desire. ``Aspirations after virtue.'' --Johnson.

         Vague aspiration after military renown. --Prescott.

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