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Definition of labial noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

labial

noun
 
/ˈleɪbiəl/
 
/ˈleɪbiəl/
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  1. a speech sound made with the lips, for example /m/, /p/ and /v/ in me, pea and veryTopics Languagec2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin labialis, from Latin labium ‘lip’.
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