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    GLOTTAL CATCH

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowelplay

    Synonyms:

    glottal catch; glottal plosive; glottal stop

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("glottal catch" is a kind of...):

    occlusive; plosive; plosive consonant; plosive speech sound; stop; stop consonant (a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it)

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