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bi·la·bi·al
/
baɪˈleɪ
bi
əl
/
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[
bahy-
ley
-bee-
uh
l
]
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Phonetics
.
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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bilabial
(baɪˈleɪbɪəl)
—
adj
1.
of, relating to, or denoting a speech sound articulated using both lips:
(
p
)
is a bilabial stop,
(
w
)
a bilabial semivowel
—
n
2.
a bilabial speech sound
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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