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fortises

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for·tis   (fôr'tĭs)   
adj.  Articulated with relatively strong pressure of the airstream below the glottis, as in English (p) and (t) compared with (b) and (d).
n.  A fortis consonant.

[Latin, strong; see fort.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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