English to English
occlusive
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adjective (a)
- tending to occlude(adj.pert)source: wordnet30
noun (n)
- a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it(noun.communication)Synonym:
plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant
Antonym:
continuant, continuant consonantsource: wordnet30