Topic: LINGUISTICS
| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Language: | Modern Latin |
| Origin: | fricativus, from Latin fricare; FRICTION |
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fric‧a‧tive
[countable] technical
[countable] technicalSL a sound, such as /f/ or /z/, made by forcing your breath through a narrow opening between your lips and teeth, or your tongue and teeth
