Word
Fricative
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
fric-a-tive
Definition
- a. - Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath,
intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the
mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete
closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being
continued or prolonged; -- said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v,
s, z, etc.
- n. - A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to
Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.
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