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spirantal

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spi⋅rant

  [spahy-ruhnt] Phonetics
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–noun
1. fricative (def. 2).
–adjective
2. Also, spi⋅ran⋅tal  [spahy-ran-tl] . fricative.
Origin:
1865–70; < L spīrant- (s. of spīrāns, prp. of spīrāre to breathe); see spirit, -ant
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