aspiration
aspiration Lexical Profile
aspiration Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A strong hope or ambition of achieving something significant.
"The scholarship program supports students with high academic aspirations."
The medical procedure of drawing fluid, tissue, or gas from a body cavity by means of suction, or the accidental inhalation of fluid or foreign matter into the lungs.
"The physician performed a fine-needle aspiration to collect cells from the thyroid nodule for biopsy."
In phonetics, the pronunciation of a consonant, especially a voiceless plosive, accompanied by an audible burst of breath.
"In English, initial voiceless stops like 'p', 't', and 'k' are typically pronounced with strong aspiration."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Latin aspiratio ('a breathing upon, influence'), from the verb aspirare, formed from ad- ('to, toward') and spirare ('to breathe').