af·fri·cate
| \ ˈa-fri-kət
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Definition of affricate
: a stop and its immediately following release into a fricative that are considered to constitute a single phoneme (such as the \t\ and \sh\ of \ch\ in choose)
Other Words from affricate
affricative
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a-ˈfri-kə-tiv
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noun or adjective
, ə-
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noun or adjective
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“Affricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affricate. Accessed 25 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of affricate was in 1876
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