Meaning & use
aspirated
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Pronounced with an audible puff of breath, as certain consonant sounds are in English.
See it in a sentence
The letter p in top is aspirated, producing a slight puff of air after the sound.
Linguists mark aspirated consonants with a small raised h in phonetic transcription.
A note on using this word
In medicine, 'aspirated' has a completely different meaning: fluid drawn out by suction, or a substance accidentally inhaled into the lungs.
Another way to use it
2. verb
Removed from the body by suction, or accidentally inhaled into the lungs.
The nurse aspirated fluid from the abscess before dressing the wound.
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