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English noun: glottal stop

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


Synonymsglottal catch, glottal plosive


Broader (hypernym)occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant









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