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 Definitions of glottal stop  [ˈglɒt l]  

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Definition of 'glottal stop' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) glottal stop
a plosive consonant whose occlusion and release are accomplished chiefly at the glottis, as in the Scottish articulation of the t-sound of little, bottle, etc.

Etymology:  (1885–90)

Definition of 'glottal stop' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) glottal stop, glottal plosive, glottal catch
a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel

'glottal stop' - Nearby Entries  

glottal  glottal catch  glottal plosive  glottal stop  glottis  glottis spuria  glottis vera  



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