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aspiration

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  1. ambition              
 
as.pi.ra.tion \.as-p*-'ra--sh*n, -(.)pir-'a--\ n 1: the pronunciation or 
   addition of an aspirate; also : the aspirat e or its symbol 2: a drawing of 
   something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction :  as 2a: the 
   withdrawal of fluid from the body  2b: the taking of foreign matter into 
   the lungs with the respiratory current 3a: a strong desire to achieve 
   something high or great  3b: an object of such desire