spirant

[ spahy-ruhnt ]
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adjective
  1. Also spi·ran·tal [spahy-ran-tl]. /spaɪˈræn tl/. fricative.

Origin of spirant

1
1865–70; <Latin spīrant- (stem of spīrāns, present participle of spīrāre to breathe); see spirit, -ant

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British Dictionary definitions for spirant

spirant

/ (ˈspaɪrənt) /


adjective
  1. phonetics another word for fricative

noun
  1. a fricative consonant

Origin of spirant

1
C19: from Latin spīrāns breathing, from spīrāre to breathe

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