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aspiration
[ as-puh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition:
intellectual aspirations.
Synonyms: ,
- a goal or objective that is strongly desired:
The presidency has been his aspiration since boyhood.
- the act of aspirating or breathing in.
- Phonetics.
- articulation accompanied by an audible puff of breath, as in the h -sound of how, or of when (hwen), or in the release of initial stops, as in the k -sound of key.
- the use of such a speech sound, or aspirate, in pronunciation.
- Medicine/Medical.
- the act of removing a fluid, as pus or serum, from a cavity of the body, by a hollow needle or trocar connected with a suction syringe.
- the act of inhaling fluid or a foreign body into the bronchi and lungs, often after vomiting.
aspiration
/ -trɪ; ˈæspɪrətərɪ; -trɪ; ˌæspɪˈreɪʃən; əˈspaɪrətərɪ /
noun
- strong desire to achieve something, such as success
- the aim of such desire
- the act of breathing
- a breath
- phonetics
- the pronunciation of a stop with an audible and forceful release of breath
- the friction of the released breath
- an aspirated consonant
- removal of air or fluid from a body cavity by suction
- med
- the sucking of fluid or foreign matter into the air passages of the body
- the removal of air or fluid from the body by suction
Derived Forms
- ˌ辱ˈپDzԲ, adjective
- aspiratory, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- p·tDz· adjective
- p·p·tDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of aspiration1
Example Sentences
Even the word lady has shifted over the years from being an aspiration to a term widely regarded as demeaning and disparaging.
"We have known for a long time that people who struggle with finances have their life chances and aspirations affected very much - and with the cost of living crisis things are getting gradually worse."
But the first of those aspirations never happened, with China's ruling Communist Party only tightening its grip on power.
At the beginning of this process, there was this aspiration to make something that had this pop culture pulse, but post-colonial politics ...
The reality, however, is that retirement savings are an insurmountable aspiration for many Americans, particularly low-wage workers.
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