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| glot·tal stop (plural glot·tal stops) |
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speech sound from suddenly released air: a consonantal speech sound created by closing and then opening the glottis before a vowel, which produces a sudden audible release of air as in "uh oh!" between "uh" and "oh." In languages such as Arabic, glottal stops are part of the standard consonant system.
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