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Obstruent
A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative or affricate.
📖 Definitions of "Obstruent"
noun
- 1
A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative or affricate.
- 2
Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body.
adjective
- 1
Causing obstruction; blocking up.
"an obstruent medicine"
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