fricative
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EtymologyEdit
New Latin fricativus, from Classical Latin fricāre, present active infinitive of fricō (“I rub”).
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fricative (plural fricatives)
- (phonetics) Any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
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consonant
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AdjectiveEdit
fricative (comparative more fricative, superlative most fricative)
- (phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.
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produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
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See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- Fricative consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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fricative f (plural fricatives)
AdjectiveEdit
fricative
Further readingEdit
- “fricative” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
ItalianEdit
AdjectiveEdit
fricative
NounEdit
fricative f pl