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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: fricativus, from Latin fricare; FRICTION

fricative

 noun
     
Related topics: Linguistics
fric‧a‧tive [countable] technical
SL 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
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