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glottal

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glot·tal (gltl)
adj.
Of or relating to the glottis.

glottal (glot´l),
adj pertaining to, or produced in or by, the glottis. The sound of
h is a voiceless glottal fricative. The airstream on the exhalation phase moves unimpeded through the larynx, pharynx, and oral cavities.


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Sakip Sabanci on Ottoman calligraphy After a year of clearing phlegm from my brain, hacking out gh's and kh's, calm K's and deep growling ones, hiccupping glottal stops; After months of writing dots that do their will, not mine, marks making differences in meaning; After keeping some letters apart and connecting others in historical alliances which live close to one another: I'm as proficient in Arabic as a cat with a doorknob.
Like Nash, Adele (Adkins) went to the Brit School and like her has that glottal stop down to a T, which is no easy feat; she runs in the same loose pack as the likes of Jack Penate and first released 'Hometown Glory' through Jamie T's own label.
 
 
 
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