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A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
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spirant
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract [syn: fricative consonant , fricative ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
breathy consonant, 1862, from Latin spirantem (nominative spirans ) "breathing," present participle of spirare "to breathe, blow" (see spirit (n.)).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context linguistics archaic English) A fricative.