Defenition of the word fricative
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Defenition of the word fricative
- produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'. `s', `z', or `th' (in both `thin' and `then'))
- a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'', `s'', `z'', or `th'' in both `thin'' and `then'')
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Synonyms for the word fricative
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- fricative consonant
- sibilant
- spirant
Similar words in the fricative
Hyponyms for the word fricative
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- sibilant
- sibilant consonant
Hypernyms for the word fricative
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- continuant
- continuant consonant
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