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Spirant   Listen
Spirant

noun
1.
A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.  Synonyms: fricative, fricative consonant.
adjective
1.
Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then').  Synonyms: continuant, fricative, sibilant, strident.





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