Meaning of ASPIRATION
| Pronunciation: | | `aspu'reyshun
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- [n] the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
- [n] a will to succeed
- [n] a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
- [n] a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"
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| | Synonyms: | | ambition, breathing in, dream, inhalation, inspiration |
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| | See Also: | | ambition, ambitiousness, American Dream, articulation, breath, breathing, desire, drag, emulation, external respiration, gasp, nationalism, pant, puff, pull, respiration, ventilation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \As`pi*ra"tion\, n. [L. aspiratio, fr. aspirare: cf.
F. aspiration.]
1. The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with
a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.
If aspiration be defined to be an impetus of
breathing. --Wilkins.
2. The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.
3. The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish;
high desire. ``Aspirations after virtue.'' --Johnson.
Vague aspiration after military renown. --Prescott.
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| | Definition: | | Removal of fluid by suction from cavities such as nose, throat, from a lump, often a cyst, with a needle and a syringe. |
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| | Definition: | | - Withdrawal by suction.
- Sucking foreign material into the lungs as one takes a breath.
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