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suspiration

noun

Etymology

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

  1. learned borrowing from suspīrātiō — “sighing”

Definitions

  1. The act of breathing, not necessarily for a sustained period (compare respiration, which…

    The act of breathing, not necessarily for a sustained period (compare respiration, which is sustained).

    • nor windy suspiration of forced breath
    • and the assistance of the inward Intercostal Muscles in deep Suspirations, when we take more large gulps of Aire to cool our heart overcharged with Love or Sorrow […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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