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Meaning Of Fricative
a.
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, // 197-206, etc.