thorn clusters

A form of thorn cluster — One of three consonant clusters historically believed by some scholars to have existed in Proto-Indo-European, all of which ended with the IPA sound [θ] (often symbolized by the letter thorn, ⟨þ⟩).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of thorn cluster
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