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Definition of Obstruents
1. obstruent [n] - See also: obstruent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obstruents
Literary usage of Obstruents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Baltimore Medical and Surgical Journal and Review edited by Eli Geddings (1834)
"Regarding the treatment of beriberi, several of the writers on the subject consider
it a disease of debility, and recommend stimulants, de-obstruents and ..."
2. Thesaurus Medicaminum: Or the Medical Prescriber's Vade-mecum by Daniel Spillan (1842)
"D£ obstruents. ALTERATIVE Medicines are such substances as possess the power ...
The most effectual alteratives and de- obstruents are to be found among the ..."
3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1907)
"<3 at the same time, by moving to the left, it partially obstruents the passage
both of the carbureted air and of the ..."
4. A Reference Grammar of Classical Tamil Poetry by V. S. Rajam (1992)
"Another way to describe these "hardened" sounds is to say that they are "obstruents."
Note that rr (jiji) is treated here as "hard" or "obstruent" because r ..."
5. On Calculating the Factor of Chance in Language Comparison by Donald A. Ringe (1992)
"... word as pronounced in isolation; in practice, this means that I have
ignored (or "undone") the automatic word-final devoicing of obstruents in German. ..."