What is the meaning of aspiration?

A will to succeed.
A cherished desire.
- usage: "his ambition is to own his own business"
- synonyms: ambition, dream
A manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath.
The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing.
- synonyms: inhalation, inspiration, intake, breathing in

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