Glottal


[glot-l] /ˈglɒt l/

adjective
1.
of or relating to the .
2.
Phonetics. articulated at the .
noun
3.
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/ˈɡlɒtəl/
adjective
1.
of or relating to the glottis
2.
(phonetics) articulated or pronounced at or with the glottis
adj.

1846; see glottis + -al (1). Glossal is attested from 1860.

glottal glot·tal (glŏt’l)
adj.
Of or relating to the glottis.

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