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glottic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈɡlɑt.ɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒtɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the glottis or the tongue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, relational

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: glottal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English glottis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English glottic From glottis + -ic.