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Definition of spirant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spirant

adjective
 
/ˈspaɪərənt/
 
/ˈspaɪərənt/
(North American English)
(also fricative British English, North American English)
(phonetics)
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  1. (of a speech sound) made by forcing breath out through a narrow space in the mouth with the lips, teeth or tongue in a particular position, for example /f/ and /ʃ/ in fee and she compare plosive

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