spiritus asper
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spiritus asper
From Late Latin spīritus asper
Example Sentences
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This latter is the so-called spiritus asper, because the emission of unvocalized breath which precedes phonation gives an aspirated or h sound, so that, instead of ah, we hear haa.
From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Miller, Frank E.
The spiritus asper is caused by a too slow contraction of the vocal cords and their too gradual approach for phonation.
From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Miller, Frank E.
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