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1 a: audible breath that accompanies or comprises a speech sound b: the pronunciation or addition of an aspiration
; also : the symbol of an aspiration2: a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction: as a: the act of breathing and especially of breathing in b: the withdrawal of fluid or tissue from the body c: the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current 3 a: a strong desire to achieve something high or great b: an object of such desire
synonyms see ambition
— as·pi·ra·tion·al
\-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl\
adjective
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