Definitions for ejectives
ejectives
e·jec·tive
Spelling: [ih-jek-tiv]
IPA: /ɪˈdʒɛk tɪv/
Ejectives is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.
You can make 155 anagrams from letters in ejectives (ceeeijstv).
Definitions for ejectives
noun
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Phonetics. an ejective stop, affricate, or fricative.
adjective
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serving to eject.
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Phonetics. (of a voiceless stop, affricate, or fricative) produced with air compressed above the closed glottis.
Origin of ejectives
First recorded in 1650-60; eject + -ive
Examples for ejectives
It applies with equal felicity to things and persons, to the objective and to the ejective realm.