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preglottalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-glot-tal-ize
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To precede (a sound) by glottalization.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From pre- + glottalize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

preglottalizes (present, singular) preglottalizing (participle, present) preglottalized (participle, past) preglottalized (past)

Questions

What does preglottalize mean?
To precede (a sound) by glottalization.
Where does preglottalize come from?
From pre- + glottalize.

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