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sibilant |
2 definitions found 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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