SUSPIRA'TION, noun [Latin suspiratio, suspiro, to sigh; sub and spiro, to breathe.] The act of sighing or fetching along and deep breath; a sigh.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
SUSPIRA'TION, noun [Latin suspiratio, suspiro, to sigh; sub and spiro, to breathe.] The act of sighing or fetching along and deep breath; a sigh.
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