fricative
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪkətɪv/ / /ˈfɾɪkətɪv/ / /fɾɪˈkeʈɪv/
adj
Etymology: From New Latin fricatīvus, from Latin fricāre (“to rub”).
- produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.
noun
Etymology: From New Latin fricatīvus, from Latin fricāre (“to rub”).
- Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
“Watt listened for a time, for the voice was far from unmelodious. The fricatives in particular were pleasing.”