English Explanatory Dictionary

exolabial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a form of vowel rounding, in which the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but the lips do not protrude and only their outer surface is exposed.

Word forms

exolabial exo-labial

Etymology

From exo- + labial.

Synonyms

compressed pursed vertical lip-rounding inrounding or outer rounding

Antonyms

endolabial
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