An aspirated sound or letter; the diacritic (῾) used in polytonic Greek orthography to show that a letter (typically an initial vowel or rho) is…

Pronounced with a breathing; having the sound of H, n. prefixed, added, or blended.

Thickened in sound: used as = aspirated.

Of a sound or letter: that is pronounced with breathing or aspiration. Obsolete. rare. Cf. spirital, adj. 6.

= aspirated, adj.

Of a sound or letter: pronounced with breathing or aspiration. Cf. spiritally, adv. 2. Obsolete. rare.

Ancient Greek Grammar. Of a letter: marked with a ‘breathing’ or diacritic indicating the presence or absence of aspiration. Cf. spirit, n. 14. Obs…

Phonetics. Of an (esp. ancient Greek) letter or sound: aspirated. Also, of a diacritic mark: indicating such pronunciation. Frequently in rough brea…