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spi·rant

 (spī′rənt)
n.
See fricative.
adj.
Fricative.
[Latin spīrāns, spīrant-, present participle of spīrāre, to breathe.]
spi′ran·tize′ v.
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spirant

(ˈspaɪrənt)
adj
(Phonetics & Phonology) another word for fricative
n
(Phonetics & Phonology) a fricative consonant
[C19: from Latin spīrāns breathing, from spīrāre to breathe]
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fric•a•tive

(ˈfrɪk ə tɪv)
n.
1. a consonant sound, as (th), (v), or (h), characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to a fricative.
[1855–60; < Latin fricāt(us), past participle of fricāre; see friction]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.spirant - a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
fricative, fricative consonant
continuant, continuant consonant - consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
sibilant, sibilant consonant - a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
Adj.1.spirant - of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
continuant, fricative, sibilant, strident
soft - (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
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spirant

n (Ling, Phon) → Spirans m, → Spirant m, → Reibelaut m
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