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spirant

noun, adjective
🔊/ˈspaɪərənt/
🔊/ˈspaɪərənt/
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(also fricative British English, North American English)
(phonetics语音学)
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  1. a speech sound made by forcing breath out through a narrow space in the mouth with the lips, teeth or tongue in a particular position, for example /f/ and /ʃ/ in fee and she摩擦音；擦音Topics Languagec2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin spirant- ‘breathing’, from the verb spirare.

spirant

adjective
🔊/ˈspaɪərənt/
🔊/ˈspaɪərənt/
(North American English)
(also fricative British English, North American English)
(phonetics语音学)
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  1. (of a speech sound语音) made by forcing breath out through a narrow space in the mouth with the lips, teeth or tongue in a particular position, for example /f/ and /ʃ/ in fee and she 摩擦音；擦音compare plosive