 fricative |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') | |
| Synonyms: | spirant sibilant | |
| Related terms: | soft | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract | |
| Synonyms: | spirant fricative_consonant | |
| Related terms: | continuant_consonant | |
| Similar spelling: |
frustrative frigate fructose Fruchter fracture fractured freight Fregatidae Fregata fractal |
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