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fricative

/'frɪkətɪv/

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noun
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
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fricative consonant spirant

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continuant continuant consonant
adjective
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
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continuant sibilant spirant strident soft

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