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fricative

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪkətɪv/

The English word “fricative” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

adjective

  1. produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

Etymology

From New Latin fricatīvus, from Latin fricāre (“to rub”).

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