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noun
1.
fricative (def. 2).
adjective
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Also, spi·ran·tal 
[spahy-ran-tl] . fricative.
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Spirant
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| a movable organ, as the tongue, lips, or uvula, the action of which is involved in the production of speech sounds |
| pronounced with rounded lips; labialized |
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| spirant (ˈspaɪrənt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | phonetics another word for fricative |
| —n | |
| 2. | a fricative consonant |
| [C19: from Latin spīrāns breathing, from spīrāre to breathe] | |
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Word Origin & History
spirant
breathy consonant, 1862, from L. spirans (gen. spirantis), prp. of spirare "to breathe, blow" (see spirit).
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spirant
in phonetics, a consonant sound, such as English f or v, produced by bringing the mouth into position to block the passage of the airstream, but not making complete closure, so that air moving through the mouth generates audible friction.
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