ASPIRATION Definition & Meaning

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aspiration

[ as-puh-rey-shuhn ]

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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.
1. 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.
2. the use of such a speech sound, or aspirate, in pronunciation.
Medicine/Medical.
1. 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.
2. 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
1. the act of breathing
2. a breath
phonetics
1. the pronunciation of a stop with an audible and forceful release of breath
2. the friction of the released breath
3. an aspirated consonant
removal of air or fluid from a body cavity by suction
med
1. the sucking of fluid or foreign matter into the air passages of the body
2. the removal of air or fluid from the body by suction

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Derived Forms

ˌ��辱ˈ��پ��ǲԲ��, adjective
aspiratory, adjective

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��p��·��t��ǲ�·�� adjective
��p��·��p��·��t��ǲ� noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of aspiration¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ��ī��پ�ō��-, stem of ��ī��پ�ō “a breathing upon”; aspirate, -ion

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"We all have dreams and aspirations. You're suggesting that he's trying to put pressure on me?"

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"It doesn't necessarily send a signal to people around educational aspiration."

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Left, right, center: Regardless of partisan identity, the common wisdom is that some qualities and aspirations unite us all.

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