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egressive

[ ih-gres-iv ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to egress.
  2. Phonetics. produced with an outward flow of air from the lungs, as most speech sounds ( ingressive ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of egressive1

1685–95; < Latin ēgress ( us ) ( egression ) + -ive

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