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PHARYNGEAL CONSONANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
Synonyms:
guttural; guttural consonant; pharyngeal; pharyngeal consonant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pharyngeal consonant" is a kind of...):
consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)