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spirant

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The definition for affricate made me feel real stupid again when I didn't understand almost every third word in the Google provided definition:>a phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation

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Quick take

a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

adjective

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spirant.

noun

a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

See also: fricative

adjective

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

See also: fricative, continuant, sibilant, strident

Example sentences

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The definition for affricate made me feel real stupid again when I didn't understand almost every third word in the Google provided definition:>a phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use spirant in a sentence?

The definition for affricate made me feel real stupid again when I didn't understand almost every third word in the Google provided definition:>a phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation

What does spirant mean?

a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

What part of speech is spirant?

spirant is commonly used as noun, adjective.