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OCCLUSIVE

Definition:

1. [noun] a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
   Synonyms: stop consonant, stop, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive
   
   
2. [adjective] tending to occlude
   
   

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Related Words:

• labial stop
• glottal stop, glottal plosive, glottal catch
• suction stop, click

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