aspiration.
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).
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English aspire Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English aspiration From aspire + -ation.
The action of aspirating.
A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
In Cambodian, aspiration is phonemic, so /p/ and /pʰ/ are different phonemes.
The withdrawal of fluid, tissue, or other substance, usually through a hollow needle from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
The silent breaking h beginning some French words, largely of Germanic origin.
The process of lenition involving writing a digraph with h, especially at the beginning of a word.
Where this word comes from
From aspirate + -ion or borrowed from Latin aspīrātiō.
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