glottic

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US/ˈɡlɑt.ɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the glottis or the tongue.

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glottal
OriginEnglish glottis ← New Latin glōttis ← Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s) →
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Meanings

adjectiveglottic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerelationalanatomyOf or pertaining to the glottis or the tongue.

    Synonyms: glottal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to the glottis or the tongue.

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glottal
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glottal

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s)
  2. New Latinglōttis
  3. Englishglottis
  4. Englishglottic

From glottis + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with glottic

eroticexoticaquaticantibioticchaoticasymptoticnarcotichypnoticidioticneuroticbioticsymbioticosmoticamnioticprobioticsemioticdespoticoticquixoticsclerotichomoeroticheterotichomeoticautoerotic
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Cite this entry
APA

glottic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottic

MLA

“glottic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glottic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottic.

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