aspirational

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as•pi•ra•tion /ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n.

a strong desire;
ambition;
goal:[countable]The presidency had been her aspiration since college.
Phonetics the pronouncing of a speech sound accompanied by a puff of breath:[uncountable]English sounds like p,t, or k at the beginning of words have aspiration.
Medicine[uncountable]
- the act of removing a fluid from the body with a hollow needle with suction.

as•pi•ra•tion (as′pə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

strong desire, longing, or aim;
ambition:intellectual aspirations.
a goal or objective desired:The presidency is the traditional aspiration of young American boys.
act of aspirating;
breath.
Phonetics
- articulation accompanied by an audible puff of breath, as in the h-sound of how, or of when (hwen), or in the release of initial stops, as in the k-sound of key.
- the use of an aspirate in pronunciation.
Medicine
- the act of removing a fluid, as pus or serum, from a cavity of the body, by a hollow needle or trocar connected with a suction syringe.
- the act of inhaling fluid or a foreign body into the bronchi and lungs, often after vomiting.

as′pi•ra′tion•al, adj.

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