preocclusion
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See also: pre-occlusion
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
preocclusion (not comparable)
- Prior to occlusion.
Noun[edit]
preocclusion (uncountable)
- The (phonological process, seen for example in Manx, of) insertion of a short stop before a sonorant, such as a [d] before an [n] or [l] (resulting in the preoccluded consonants [ᵈn] and [ᵈl]).