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- noun linguistics A voice stop in the
formation of which air behind thearticulation israrefied with consequentinrush of air when articulation isbroken .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
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