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  1. aspirated hnoun

    In the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant.

  2. Etymology: A calque of h aspiré

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  1. Aspirated h

    In French spelling, aspirated "h" (French: "h" aspiré) is an initial silent letter that represents a hiatus at a word boundary, between the word's first vowel and the preceding word's last vowel. At the same time, the aspirated h stops the normal processes of contraction and liaison from occurring.The name of the now-silent h refers not to aspiration but to its former pronunciation as the voiceless glottal fricative [h] in Old French and in Middle French.

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  1. Aspirated h

    In French spelling, aspirated "h" is an initial silent letter “h” that represents a hiatus at a word boundary, in this case between the word in question's first vowel and the preceding word’s last vowel. At the same time, the aspirated “h” blocks the normally expected processes of contraction and liaison from occurring. The name of this now silent “h” refers not to aspiration but to its former pronunciation as the voiceless glottal fricative [h] in Old French and in Middle French.

Anagrams for aspirated h »

  1. apartheids

  2. hit parades

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of aspirated h in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of aspirated h in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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