preaspiration

noun
/ˌpɹiːˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/US

Etymology

From pre- + aspiration.

  1. borrowed from aspīrātiō
  2. formed as preaspiration — “pre- + aspiration

Definitions

  1. A period of voiceless breathing that precedes some consonants in some languages—a sort of…

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for preaspiration. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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