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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A speech sound in which the air stream is created by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.

Adjective

1. 1
   Going or directed outward.
2. 2
   Uttered by pushing air out through the mouth or nose.
3. 3
   descriptive of a place or channel through which something such as water or lava leaves an area.

   "This ancient wash was an egressive channel that once drained a lake."

Antonyms

All antonyms

ingressive

Example

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"This ancient wash was an egressive channel that once drained a lake."

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