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spirant

/ spirant /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Type of:
continuant consonant continuant
adjective satellite Sense 2
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'', `s'', `z'', or `th'' in both `thin'' and `then'')
Similar:
soft
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
3
Times Searched
2
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continuant consonant continuant soft