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| 1. | [ adjective ] produced by complete closure of the oral passage and subsequent release with a burst of air (as `p' and `d' in `pit' or `dog') | |
| Related terms: | hard | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it | |
| Synonyms: | stop occlusive plosive_consonant plosive_speech_sound stop_consonant | |
| Examples: | "his stop consonants are too aspirated" |
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| Related terms: | continuant_consonant consonant glottal_stop labial_stop suction_stop plosion implosion | |
| Similar spelling: |
plausive plausible plausibly |
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