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fricative
fric·a·tive [ fríkətiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
made by breath friction: describes a consonantal speech sound made by forcing the breath through a narrow opening
[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin fricativus< Latin fricare "rub"]

fric·a·tive noun
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