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spirant::noun | Spocien Dictionary

spirant
noun
/'spaɪrənt/
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Type Words
Synonyms fricative, fricative consonant
Type of continuant, continuant consonant
Has types sibilant, sibilant consonant

spirant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

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