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Definition of: fricative
(frik′ə·tiv) Phonet. adjective
Describing those consonants that are produced by the forced escape and friction of the breath through a narrow aperture, as (f), (v), (th).
—noun A consonant so produced. Also called spirant. [<NL fricativus <L fricare rub]
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