Definition of Aspiration in English :

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Aspiration meaning in English

Meaning of Aspiration in English

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Aspiration

see synonyms of aspiration

Noun

1. aspiration

a will to succeed

2. ambition, aspiration, dream

a cherished desire

Example Sentences:
'his ambition is to own his own business'

3. aspiration

a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath

4. aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake

the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Aspiration

see synonyms of aspiration
noun
1. 
strong desire to achieve something, such as success
2. 
the aim of such desire
3. 
a. 
the act of breathing
b. 
a breath
4. phonetics
a. 
the pronunciation of a stop with an audible and forceful release of breath
b. 
the friction of the released breath
c. 
an aspirated consonant
5. 
removal of air or fluid from a body cavity by suction
6. medicine
a. 
the sucking of fluid or foreign matter into the air passages of the body
b. 
the removal of air or fluid from the body by suction

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Aspiration

see synonyms of aspiration
noun
1. 
a. 
strong desire or ambition, as for advancement, honor, etc.
b. 
the thing so desired
2. 
a breathing in, as of dust into the lungs
3.  Medicine
removal of fluid or gas by suction, as from a body cavity
4.  Phonetics
a. 
the act of pronouncing with an aspirate
b. 
aspirate (sense 5) aspirate (sense 6)

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Aspiration

see synonyms of aspiration
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.
a. The act of breathing in; inhalation.
b. The act of drawing something, as liquid or a foreign object, into the respiratory tract when taking a breath.
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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