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Definition of
glottal stop noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
glottal stop
noun
noun
(
phonetics
)
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a speech sound made by closing and opening the
glottis
, which in English sometimes takes the place of a
/
t
/
, for example in
butter
See
glottal stop
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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glottal stop
Nearby words
glossy
noun
glottal
noun
glottal stop
noun
glottis
noun
glove
noun