aspirate

Definitions

1. 1.A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.
2. 2.A mark of aspiration used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing. Bentley.
3. 3.An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
4. 4.Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath. But yet they are not aspirate, i. e., with such an aspiration as h. Holder.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is aspirate.

• What is a sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound called?
• What is a mark of aspiration used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing. Bentley called?
• What is an elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc called?
• What is pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath. But yet they are not aspirate, i. e., with such an aspiration as h. Holder called?