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Fricative Meaning in French |
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constrictif
, fricatif
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Fricative
- (n.) A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
- (a.) Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc.
Synonyms:
Sibilant, Spirant,
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