frication

 [fri-key-shuhn]  

fri·ca·tion

   [fri-key-shuhn]
noun Phonetics.
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin fricātiōn- (stem of fricātiō), equivalent to fricāt(us) rubbed (past participle of fricāre; see friction) + -iōn- -ion
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Frication is always a great word to know.
So is voiceless. Does it mean:
pronounced with rounded lips; labialized
uttered without phonation
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