Relating to or produced by the glottis, the opening between the vocal cords in the larynx.
Derived from 'glottis' (Greek 'glotta,' meaning tongue) + '-al' (suffix indicating relation). The term became standard in phonetics during the 19th century as scientists studied voice production.
The glottal stop—that tiny pause in your throat when you say 'uh-oh'—is one of the most used sounds in human language, but most people never realize they're making it.
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