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aspirate

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) aspirate (noun)
  2. 2) aspirate (verb)

1as·pi·rate

noun \ˈas-p(ə-)rət\

Definition of ASPIRATE

1
: an independent sound \h\ or a character (as the letter h) representing it
2
: a consonant having aspiration as its final component <in English the \p\ of pit is an aspirate>
3
: material removed by aspiration
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Examples of ASPIRATE

  1. The word “hour” is not pronounced with an aspirate.

First Known Use of ASPIRATE

1617

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

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