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Aspiration
01
a valued desire or goal that one strongly wishes to achieve
Examples
Her lifelong aspiration is to become a successful novelist and publish her own book.
02
a strong drive or determination to succeed or achieve excellence
Examples
Her aspiration pushed her to complete the marathon.
03
the act of inhaling or drawing in air or another gas, especially during breathing or medical procedures
Examples
The patient 's aspiration was monitored during the procedure.
04
a phonetic feature in which a consonant is pronounced with an audible burst of breath
Examples
English /p/ is often pronounced with aspiration at the start of words.
Lexical Tree
aspirational
aspiration
aspirate
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