1. (a.) Of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the throat.

2. (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.

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