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obstruent
[ ob-stroo-uhnt ]
adjective
- Medicine/Medical. (of a substance) producing an obstruction.
- Phonetics. (of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs. Compare sonorant.
noun
- Medicine/Medical. a medicine that closes the natural passages of the body.
- Phonetics. an obstruent speech sound; a stop, fricative, or affricate. Compare sonorant ( def 2 ).
obstruent
/ ˈɒ²ú²õ³Ù°ùÊŠÉ™²Ô³Ù /
adjective
- causing obstruction, esp of the intestinal tract
noun
- anything that causes obstruction
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·´Ç²ús³Ù°ù³Ü·±ð²Ô³Ù adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·´Ç²ús³Ù°ù³Ü·±ð²Ô³Ù·ly adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of obstruent1
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of obstruent1
C17: from Latin obstruere to obstruct
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Obstruent—reliable—particularization—fabulosity—different to—averse to—did one ever come across such a mixture of antique pedantry and modern vulgarism!
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