Definition of fricative
:a consonant characterized by frictional passage of the expired breath through a narrowing at some point in the vocal tract
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Examples of fricative in a Sentence
The sounds v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h/ are English fricatives.
Origin and Etymology of fricative
Latin fricatus, past participle of fricare
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