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ingressive

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in⋅gres⋅sive

  [in-gres-iv]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or involving ingress.
2. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) produced with air being taken into the mouth, as some clicks (opposed to egressive ).
Origin:
ingress + -ive

Related forms:
in⋅gres⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
in⋅gres⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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in·gres·sive   (ĭn-grěs'ĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or involving ingress.

  2. Grammar Inchoative.

  3. Linguistics Of or being a speech sound produced with an inhalation of breath.

in·gres'sive n., in·gres'sive·ness n.
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