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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sibilant \Sib"i*lant\, a. [L. sibilans, -antis, p. pr of
sibilare to hiss: cf F. sibilant.]
Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound;
hissing; as s, z, sh and zh are sibilant elementary
sounds. -- n. A sibiliant letter.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sibilant
adj : produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as
`f'. `s', `z', or `th' (in both `thin' and `then'))
[syn: {fricative}, {spirant}]
n : a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
[syn: {sibilant consonant}]
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