pre-aspiration

A form of preaspiration — A period of voiceless breathing that precedes some consonants in some languages—a sort of mirror-image of aspiration.

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Meanings

nounpre-aspiration (plural pre-aspirations)

plural pre-aspirations

  1. alternativehuman sciencesAlternative form of preaspiration.
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APA

pre-aspiration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-aspiration

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“pre-aspiration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-aspiration. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-aspiration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-aspiration.

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