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gut⋅tur⋅al

  [guht-er-uhl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the throat.
2. harsh; throaty.
3. Phonetics. pertaining to or characterized by a sound articulated in the back of the mouth, as the non-English velar fricative sound [kh] .
–noun
4. a guttural sound.
Origin:
1585–95; < NL gutturālis of the throat, equiv. to L guttur gullet, throat + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
gut⋅tur⋅al⋅ly, adverb
gut⋅tur⋅al⋅ness, gut⋅tur⋅al⋅i⋅ty, gut⋅tur⋅al⋅ism, noun
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gut·tur·al   (gŭt'ər-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to the throat.

  2. Having a harsh grating quality, as certain sounds produced in the back of the mouth.

  3. Linguistics Velar.


[French, from New Latin gutturālis, from Latin guttur, throat.]
gut'tur·al·ism, gut'tur·al'i·ty (-ə-rāl'ĭ-tē), gut'tur·al·ness n., gut'tur·al·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

guttural 
1594, from M.Fr. guttural, from L. guttur "throat."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gut·tur·al
Pronunciation: 'g&t-&-r&l, 'g&-tr&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the throat
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

guttural gut·tur·al (gŭt'ər-əl)
adj.
Of or relating to the throat.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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