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as·pi·ra·tion
\ˌaspəˈrāshən, ˌaas- sometimes -(ˌ)spiˈ- or -_spēˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English aspiracioun, from Latin aspiration-, aspiratio breathing, blowing, aspiration, from aspiratus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the act of aspirating : addition of an aspirate sound : pronunciation of an aspirate
b. : an aspirated sound (as \h\) : a breathed sound in Greek
2.
a. : act of breathing, especially breathing in, sometimes audibly
b.
(1) : the withdrawal especially by means of suction of fluids or friable tissue from the body
(2) : the operation of making such a withdrawal — compare aspirator 2
3. [Medieval Latin aspiration-, aspiratio aspiration, desire, from Latin]
a. : a strong desire for realization (as of ambitions, ideals, or accomplishment)
< the aspiration of America is still upward, toward a better job — Bernard De Voto >
< the religious aspiration which raised the first Gothic cathedrals — O. Elfrida Saunders >
< the only independent institution of learning of any size with liberal aspirations is the university — Green Peyton >
b. : an end or goal aspired to : a condition strongly desired
< the democratic ideal … was the common aspiration of men — W.A.White >
< flying is her aspiration and her passion — E.A.Weeks > |