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as·pir·a·to·ry
/
əˈspaɪər
əˌtɔr
i, -ˌtoʊr
i
/
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uh
-
spahy
uh
r
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uh
-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
]
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adjective
pertaining to or suited for aspiration.
Origin:
1860–65;
aspirate
+
-ory
1
Related forms
non·as·pi·ra·to·ry,
adjective
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aspiration
(ˌæspɪˈreɪʃən)
—
n
1.
strong desire to achieve something, such as success
2.
the aim of such desire
3.
a. the act of breathing
b. a breath
4.
phonetics
a. the pronunciation of a stop with an audible and forceful release of breath
b. the friction of the released breath
c. an aspirated consonant
5.
removal of air or fluid from a body cavity by suction
6.
med
a. the sucking of fluid or foreign matter into the air passages of the body
b. the removal of air or fluid from the body by suction
aspirational
—
adj
aspiratory
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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