- (n.) A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper or rough breathing.
- (n.) An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
- (a.) Alternative of Aspirated.
- (v.t.) To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant.
- (n.) A sound consisting of or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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