aspiration

as·pi·ra·tion  (sp-rshn)

n.

1. Expulsion of breath in speech.

2. Linguistics

a. The pronunciation of a consonant with an aspirate.

b. A speech sound produced with an aspirate.

3. The act of breathing in; inhalation.

4. Medicine The process of removing fluids or gases from the body with a suction device.

5.

a. A strong desire for high achievement.

b. An object of such desire; an ambition.

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aspiration

Noun

1. a strong desire or aim

2. Phonetics the pronunciation of an aspirated consonant

aspirational adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aspiration - a will to succeed ambitiousness, ambition - a strong drive for success
	2.	aspiration - a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" ambition, dream desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state American Dream - the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did emulation - ambition to equal or excel nationalism - the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
	3.	aspiration - a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
	4.	aspiration - the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing breathing in, inhalation, intake, inspiration breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation breath - the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath" gasp, pant - a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" drag, pull, puff - a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

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aspiration

noun aim, longing, end, plan, hope, goal, design, dream, wish, desire, object, intention, objective, ambition, craving, endeavour, yearning, eagerness, Holy Grail (informal) hankering

Translations

aspiration [æspəˈreɪʃən] n → aspiration f

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aspiration [æspəˈreɪʃən] n → aspirazione f