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English noun: obstruent

1. obstruent (communication) a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth


Broader (hypernym)consonant


Narrower (hyponym)affricate, affricate consonant, affricative, continuant, continuant consonant, occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant









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