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nonplosive

nonplosive adjective: not plosive.

Adjective

nonplosive (not comparable)

  1. Not plosive.

Origin of nonplosive

From non- + plosive.

Questions about nonplosive

What does nonplosive mean?
Nonplosive means not plosive.
What part of speech is nonplosive?
Nonplosive is an adjective.

Words near nonplosive in the dictionary

  1. nonplenum
  2. nonpleochroic
  3. nonpleomorphic
  4. nonpliable
  5. nonpliant
  6. nonplosive
  7. nonplumber
  8. nonplumbers
  9. nonplumbing
  10. nonplural
  11. nonpluralistic

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