aspirated
adj 2
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voiceless
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in
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1
Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
In English, word-initial single voiceless consonants are aspirated, so that pit is pronounced [pʰɪt] but spit is pronounced [spɪt].
2
In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.
The h in haine is aspirated, so one says la haine, not l'haine.
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In English, word-initial single voiceless consonants are aspirated, so that pit is pronounced [pʰɪt] but spit is pronounced [spɪt].
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The h in haine is aspirated, so one says la haine, not l'haine.
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