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SUSPIRATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does suspiration mean?
• SUSPIRATION (noun)
The noun SUSPIRATION has 1 sense:
1. an utterance made by exhaling audibly
Familiarity information: SUSPIRATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An utterance made by exhaling audibly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
sigh; suspiration
Hypernyms ("suspiration" is a kind of...):
utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)
Derivation:
suspire (heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily)
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