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Occlusive Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Occlusive has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

"his stop consonants are too aspirated"

2

That tends to occlude.

Adjective
1

tending to occlude

2

That tends to occlude.

Related Terms
Antonyms
continuant
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
obstruent
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
labial stop glottal stop suction stop
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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