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plosions

plosions is the plural of plosion.

Meaning of plosion

Noun

plosion (countable and uncountable, plural plosions)

  1. Pronunciation of a consonant that is characterised by completely blocking the flow of air through the mouth.
    • In Russian, nasal plosion is confined to cases where both the plosive and the nasal consonant have the same primary articulation. In English, however, nasal plosion occurs also in such groups as kn, tm (as in Hackney ['haekni], utmost [ˈʌtmoʊst]).1923, Michael V. Trofimov, Daniel Jones, The pronunciation of Russian

Questions about plosions

What is plosions the plural of?
Plosions is the plural of plosion.

Words near plosions in the dictionary

  1. Plopu
  2. Plopșoru
  3. PLOS
  4. Ploscoș
  5. plosion
  6. plosions
  7. plosive
  8. plosively
  9. plosiveness
  10. plosives
  11. plosivisation

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