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applosive

UK/əˈpləʊ.sɪv/US/əˈploʊ.sɪv/

applosive noun: an unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA.

Noun

applosive (plural applosives)

  1. An unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA.
    • Our recent fiber-optic studies on applosives (unreleased plosives) in the word-final position in Fukienese, a dialect of southern China, revealed interesting findings on larygeneal adjustment (Iwata et al., 1979).1983, Peter F. MacNeilage, editor, The Production of Speech, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN

Forms of applosive

pluralapplosives

Origin of applosive

From a- + plosive.

Words that rhyme with applosive

Questions about applosive

What does applosive mean?
Applosive means an unreleased plosive, denoted ◌̚ in the IPA.
What part of speech is applosive?
Applosive is a noun.
How do you pronounce applosive?
Applosive is pronounced /əˈpləʊ.sɪv/ (UK).
What is the plural of applosive?
The plural of applosive is applosives.

Words near applosive in the dictionary

  1. applistructure
  2. applistructures
  3. appln
  4. applns
  5. applosion
  6. applosive
  7. applosives
  8. applot
  9. applotment
  10. applotments
  11. applots

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