How do you pronounce preaspiration?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹiːˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/.

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preaspiration

/ˌpɹiːˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/

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preaspirations (plural)

preaspirated

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How do you pronounce preaspiration?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹiːˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/.
What does preaspiration mean?: A period of voiceless breathing that precedes some consonants in some languages—a sort of mirror-image of aspiration.
Where does preaspiration come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English aspire Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English aspiration English preaspiration From pre- + aspiration.

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