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guttural
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Guttural \Gut"tur*al\, a. [L. guttur throat: cf. F. gutural.]
Of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat;
relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the
throat.
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Children are occasionally born with guttural swellings.
--W. Guthrie.
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In such a sweet, guttural accent. --Landor.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Guttural \Gut"tur*al\, n. A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate; also, a letter representing such a sound. [1913 Webster]
