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| la·bi·al [ láybee əl ] |
adjective |
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1. involving lips or labia: in, on, close to, or involving the lips or the labia
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2. pronounced with lips closed: pronounced with the lips closed or nearly closed as, e.g. in the sounds "b" and "p"
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3. sounded by moving air across edge: describes an instrument or organ pipe that produces sound by the movement of air across a sharp edge
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noun (plural la·bi·als) |
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1. sound pronounced with lips closed: a speech sound pronounced with the lips closed or nearly closed as, e.g. in "b" and "p"
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2. musical instrument: an instrument or organ pipe in which sound is produced by the movement of air across a sharp edge
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| [Late 16th century. < medieval Latin labialis< Latin labia "lips"] |
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  la·bi·al·ly adverb |
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