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spirant

/spahy-ruhnt/US // ˈspaɪ rənt //UK // (ˈspaɪrənt) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : fricative.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also spi·ran·tal [spahy-ran-tl]. /spaɪˈræn tl/. fricative.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • When the lips are not tightly closed the sound produced is not a stop, but a spirant like the English w.

  • Spirant, spī′rant, n. a consonant which is fricative or continuable—opp.

  • Spirant, v like the ou in French oui, but later approximating to the w heard in some parts of Germany, Ed.

  • In twien b 210 from twiga the spirant has disappeared, as in monie b 168.