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A Writer's Dictionary:

occlusive Definition


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occlusion
noun
    1. The closing of an orifice, etc.
    2. The act of occluding or absorbing.
    3a. dentistry.
      The bite or way in which the upper and lower teeth meet;
    3b. dentistry.
      The state of having the jaws closed and the upper and lower teeth in contact.
    4. meteorol.5. phonetics.
      The brief closing of the breath passage during the articulation of a consonant released orally, or of the mouth passage during the articulation of a nasal consonant.
Derivative: occlusive
adj, noun
    (making) a sound produced by occlusion.
Etymology: 17c.



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