7 May 2019

suspiration

[suhs-puh-rey-shuh n]

noun

a long, deep sigh.

Origin of suspiration

1475–85; Latin suspīrātiōn- (stem of suspīrātiō ), equivalent to suspīrāt(us ) (past participle of suspīrāre to suspire) + -iōn- -ion

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Examples from the Web for suspiration

Historical Examples of suspiration

At times, it is true, like a deep sigh, the suspiration of the open sea rose and fell among the islands.
The Washer of the Ford
Fiona Macleod

The girl’s voice trembled, her breath came so hard Morgan could hear its suspiration where he stood.
Trail’s End
George W. Ogden

Today’s quote

If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought.

– Dante Alighieri

On this day

7 May 351 – Jews in Palestine revolt against the rule of Constantius Gallus, Caesar of the East and brother-in-law of Emperor Constantius II, after he arrived in Antioch to take up his post.

7 May 1429 – Joan of Arc leads the victorious final charge in the Siege of Orleans, marking a turning point in the One Hundred Years war.

7 May 1718 – the city of New Orleans is founded on the banks of the Mississippi River in the American state of Louisiana, by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.

7 May 1919 – birthday of Eva Perón, first lady of Argentina and second wife of Argentine President, Juan Perón. Her life was immortalised in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Evita, which included the hit song, ‘Don’t cry for me Argentina’. Died 26 July 1952.

7 May 1952 – the concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is published by Geoffrey W.A. Drummer.