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exolabial

exolabial adjective: of a form of vowel rounding, in which the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but the lips do not protrude and only their outer surface is exposed.

Adjective

exolabial (not comparable)

  1. Of a form of vowel rounding, in which the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but the lips do not protrude and only their outer surface is exposed.
    Synonyms:
    compressed, pursed, vertical lip-rounding, inrounding, or outer rounding
    Antonyms:
    endolabial

Synonyms of exolabial

Antonyms

Forms of exolabial

alternative formexo-labial

Origin of exolabial

From exo- + labial.

Words that rhyme with exolabial

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Questions about exolabial

What does exolabial mean?
Exolabial means of a form of vowel rounding, in which the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but the lips do not protrude and only their outer surface is exposed.
What part of speech is exolabial?
Exolabial is an adjective.

Words near exolabial in the dictionary

  1. exokarsts
  2. exokernel
  3. exokernels
  4. exokinase
  5. exokinases
  6. exolabial
  7. exolang
  8. exolangs
  9. exolet
  10. exolete
  11. exolevanase

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