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| af·fri·cate [ áffrikət ] (plural af·fri·cates) or af·fri·ca·tive [ ə fríkətiv ] (plural af·fri·ca·tives) |
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consonantal sound: a composite speech sound made up of a stop immediately followed by a fricative
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| [Late 19th century. < Latin affricat-, past participle of affricare "rub against" < fricare "rub"] |
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 af·fri·ca·tive adjective |
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