English Explanatory Dictionary

aspection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of viewing; a look.

Pronunciation

ă-spĕk′shən /æˈspɛk.ʃən/ /a-/ /-ˈspek-/ /æˈspek.ʃən/ /ɛˈspek.ʃən/ /aˈspɛk.ʃən/ /aˈspɛk.ʃʌn/ /a(ː)ˈspɛ(ː)k.ʃon/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aspection.wav

Word forms

aspection aspections

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aspectiōnem, from aspicere (“to look at”), whence aspect. First attested in 1646.

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