suspiration

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Definition of suspiration

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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 […]”

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

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