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Word: Glottis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: modern Latin, from Greek glōttis, from glōtta, variant of glōssa ‘tongue’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡlɒtɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
Short Definition:part of larynx consisting of vocal cords and opening between them
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