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suspiration
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Definition:
The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a deep respiration; a sigh.
Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Nor windy
suspiration
of forced breath, No, nor the fruitful river in the eye,
William Shakespeare. Hamlet
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With brief
suspiration
he reassumed the candle, reascended the stairs, reapproached the door of the front room, hallfloor, and reentered.
James Joyce. Ulysses
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