preaspiration
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
pre- + aspiration
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
preaspiration (plural preaspirations)
- (phonetics) A period of voiceless breathing that precedes some consonants in some languages—a sort of mirror-image of aspiration.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
period of voiceless breathing
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