Implosive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A stop consonant pronounced with the breath drawn in.
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  • adj. Formed by implosion.
  • n. An implosive sound; an implodent.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Formed by implosion.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In phonology, produced by implosion: as, implosive stops.
  • n. A sound formed by implosion.
    • Word Usage
    "Frederik Kortlandt expanded further on this by infusing it with the Glottalic Theory according to which PIE's ejectives became "implosive" in all dialects save Proto-Anatolian and Proto-Tocharian."
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