From formal English to slang. 2014.
Smooth breathing — Breathing Breath ing, n. 1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. [1913 Webster] Subject to a difficulty of breathing. Melmoth. [1913 Webster] 2. Air in gentle motion. [1913 Webster] 3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smooth breathing — n. [transl. of L spiritus lenis] 1. in written Greek, the mark ( ) placed over an initial vowel to show that in ancient Greek it was pronounced without a preceding (h) sound, or aspirate 2. the lack of aspiration thus indicated … English World dictionary
Smooth breathing — ᾿ redirects here. For the similar character ʼ, see Ejective consonant. ̓ Smooth breathing Diacritics accent … Wikipedia
smooth breathing — /smuð ˈbriðɪŋ/ (say smoohdh breedhing) noun 1. the pronunciation in Ancient Greek of an initial vowel without a preceding aspirate. 2. a diacritic ( ) placed over some initial vowels in written Ancient Greek to show that they are begun in this… …
smooth breathing — noun Etymology: translation of Late Latin spiritus lenis 1. : a mark placed over some initial vowels in Greek to show that they are not aspirated (as in ά̕γειν pronounced ˈägān) 2. : the absence of aspiration as indicated by the mark called also… … Useful english dictionary
smooth breathing — a symbol ( ) used in the writing of Greek to indicate that the initial vowel over which it is placed is unaspirated. Cf. rough breathing. [1740 50] * * * … Universalium
smooth breathing — noun Date: circa 1888 1. a mark placed over some initial vowels in Greek to show that they are not aspirated (as in ἐκεî pronounced e ˈkā) 2. the absence of aspiration indicated by a mark … New Collegiate Dictionary
Breathing — Breath ing, n. 1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. [1913 Webster] Subject to a difficulty of breathing. Melmoth. [1913 Webster] 2. Air in gentle motion. [1913 Webster] 3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Breathing place — Breathing Breath ing, n. 1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. [1913 Webster] Subject to a difficulty of breathing. Melmoth. [1913 Webster] 2. Air in gentle motion. [1913 Webster] 3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Breathing time — Breathing Breath ing, n. 1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. [1913 Webster] Subject to a difficulty of breathing. Melmoth. [1913 Webster] 2. Air in gentle motion. [1913 Webster] 3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
