ən noun
1.
Phonetics. a phonological process that strengthens consonant articulation at the beginnings of syllables, causing devoicing or the formation of stops.
2.
Linguistics. a type of Celtic mutation that derives historically from phonological fortition.
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| to change the pronunciation of (a stop) to an affricate, esp. by releasing (the stop) slowly. |
| any one of a variety of ingressive, usually implosive, speech sounds produced by suction occlusion and plosive or affricative release |
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