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bilabial

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bi⋅la⋅bi⋅al

  [bahy-ley-bee-uhl] Phonetics
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–adjective
1. produced with the lips close together or touching: the lips touch at one phase of the production of the bilabial consonants p, b, and m; they do not for the bilabial w.
–noun
2. a bilabial speech sound.
Origin:
1860–65; bi- 1 + labial
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bi·la·bi·al   (bī-lā'bē-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Pronounced or articulated with both lips, as the consonants b, p, m, and w.

  2. Relating to both lips.

n.  A bilabial sound or consonant.
bi·la'bi·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bi·la·bi·al
Pronunciation: (')bI-'lA-bE-&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to both lips
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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