Meanings
nounpreocclusion (uncountable)
alternative pre-occlusion
- uncountableThe (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]).
Synonyms: prestopping, pre-stopping, preplosion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe (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]).
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with preocclusion
conclusionfusioninclusionconfusionexclusiondiffusionintrusionillusioninfusiontransfusionextrusiondelusionocclusionBelarusianseclusioneffusionallusionprofusionprotrusiondisillusionmalocclusionpreclusioncontusionVenusian
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APA
preocclusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preocclusion
MLA
“preocclusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preocclusion. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preocclusion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preocclusion.
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