preocclusion
See also: pre-occlusion
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
preocclusion (not comparable)
- Prior to occlusion.
Noun
preocclusion (uncountable)
- The (phonological process, seen for example in Manx, of) insertion of a short stop before a sonorant, such as a [d] before an [n] or [l] (resulting in the preoccluded consonants [ᵈn] and [ᵈl]).