Associations to the word «Aspiration»

Wiktionary

ASPIRATION, noun. The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to or of)
ASPIRATION, noun. The action of aspirating.
ASPIRATION, noun. (phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.

Dictionary definition

ASPIRATION, noun. A will to succeed.
ASPIRATION, noun. A cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business".
ASPIRATION, noun. A manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath.
ASPIRATION, noun. The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing.

Wise words

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