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Webster 1913 Edition

Guttural

Gut′tur-al

,
Adj.
[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.
Children are occasionally born with
guttural
swellings.
W. Guthrie.
In such a sweet,
guttural
accent.
Landor.

Gut′tur-al

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Guttural

GUT'TURAL

,
Adj.
[L. guttur, the throat.] Pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; as a guttural letter or sound; a guttural voice.

GUT'TURAL

,
Noun.
A letter pronounced in the throat; as the GR.x.

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