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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fricative \Fric"a*tive\, a. [See {Frication}.] (Phon.) 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, [sect][sect] 197-206, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fricative adj : produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'. `s', `z', or `th' (in both `thin' and `then')) [syn: {sibilant}, {spirant}] n : a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract [syn: {fricative consonant}, {spirant}]
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