Etymology

suspiration

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Today it means: The act of breathing, not necessarily for a sustained period (compare respiration, which is sustained). Full definition →

Latin suspīrātiō, suspīrātiōnem
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The story

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromsuspīrātiō, suspīrātiōnem“sighing”
  2. English todaysuspiration

Learned borrowing from Latin suspīrātiō, suspīrātiōnem (“sighing”).

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