1. preocclusion - Noun
2. preocclusion - Adjective
preocclusion (not comparable)
Prior to occlusion.
preocclusion (uncountable)
The (phonological process, seen for example in Manx, of) insertion of a short stop before a sonorant, such as a [d] before an [n] or [l] (resulting in the preoccluded consonants [ᵈn] and [ᵈl]).