DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
fricative
/'frɪkətɪv/ · frɪkətɪv
Fricative has 3 syllables: fric · a · tive.
fric
01
a
02
tive
03
noun. A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
adjective. Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
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