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explosive

1. ex.plo.sive \ik-'splo--siv, -ziv\ aj 1: relating to, characterized by, 
   or operated by explosion {an ~ e ngine} 2: tending to explode {~ person}  - 
   ex.plo.sive.ly av
2. explosive n 1: an explosive substance  2: a consonant characterized by 
   explosion in its articulation when it occur s in certain environments : 
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