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Plosive

noun

/ˈpləʊsɪv/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounSound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

2.adjectiveProduced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

Synonyms

occlusive stop hard plosive consonant plosive speech sound stop consonant velar bilabial glottal voiceless unaspirated explosive

Rhymes With

explosive corrosive erosive nocive high explosive plastic explosive bellicose of cellulose of

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