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Definition of: affricate
(af′ri·kit) noun Phonet.
A complex sound consisting of a stop followed by the fricative release of breath at the point of contact, as ch (t + sh) in church. [<L affricatus, pp. of affricare <ad- against + fricare rub]
—af·fric·a·tive (ə·frik′ə·tiv) adj., noun
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