spirant
/spahy-ruhnt/US // ˈspaɪ rənt //UK // (ˈspaɪrənt) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : fricative.
adj.形容词 adjective
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- : Also spi·ran·tal [spahy-ran-tl]. /spaɪˈræn tl/. fricative.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
When the lips are not tightly closed the sound produced is not a stop, but a spirant like the English w.
Spirant, spī′rant, n. a consonant which is fricative or continuable—opp.
Spirant, v like the ou in French oui, but later approximating to the w heard in some parts of Germany, Ed.
In twien b 210 from twiga the spirant has disappeared, as in monie b 168.
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