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Adjective: occlusive  u'kloosiv
  1. Tending to occlude
Noun: occlusive  u'kloosiv
  1. A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
    - stop consonant, stop, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive

Derived forms: occlusives

See also: occlude, occlusion

Type of: obstruent

Encyclopedia: Occlusive