Aspirated

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of aspirate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.

    "In English, word-initial single voiceless consonants are aspirated, so that pit is pronounced [pʰɪt] but spit is pronounced [spɪt]."

  2. 2
    In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word. French

    "The h in haine is aspirated, so one says la haine, not l'haine."

Synonyms

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aspirate

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"In English, word-initial single voiceless consonants are aspirated, so that pit is pronounced [pʰɪt] but spit is pronounced [spɪt]."

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aspirated h

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