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rough breathing

noun

Meaning

  1. The sound equivalent to an initial "h" before a vowel or an "r" in Ancient Greek.
  2. The mark used to indicate the occurrence of the sound: ῾.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

aspiration(English)aspirated h(English)hiccough(English)germanic h(English)laryngeal(English)h-prothesis(English)hr'g(English)unaspirated h(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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