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occlusive

noun

1 occlusive

A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it.

synonyms: plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant.

Dutch: occlusief
Polish: spółgłoska zwarta

adjective

1 occlusive

Tending to occlude.


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