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| Definition: | [n] a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" | ||
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| Synonyms: | occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop | ||
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| Antonyms: | continuant, continuant consonant | ||
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| See Also: | click, consonant, explosion, glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop, implosion, labial stop, plosion, suction stop | ||
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