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breathed
[ bretht, breethd ]
/ brɛθt, briðd /
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adjective Phonetics.
not phonated; unvoiced; voiceless.
utilizing the breath exclusively in the production of a speech sound.
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breathed
/ (brɛθt, briːðd) /
adjective
phonetics relating to or denoting a speech sound for whose articulation the vocal cords are not made to vibrateCompare voiced
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