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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rough′ breath′ing, 
    1. Linguisticsthe symbol (‘) used in the writing of Greek to indicate aspiration of the initial vowel or of the ρ (rho) over which it is placed.
    2. Linguistics, Phoneticsthe aspirated sound indicated by this mark. Cf. smooth breathing. 
    • translation of Latin spiritus asper 1740–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rough breathing n
  1. (in Greek) the sign (῾) placed over an initial letter, or a second letter if the word begins with a diphthong, indicating that (in ancient Greek) it was pronounced with an h
    Compare smooth breathing
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