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GLOTTAL PLOSIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
Synonyms:
glottal catch; glottal plosive; glottal stop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("glottal plosive" is a kind of...):
occlusive; plosive; plosive consonant; plosive speech sound; stop; stop consonant (a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it)
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