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fricative (iou)



fricative adjective & noun. M19.
[mod. Latin fricativus, from Latin fricare rub: see -ATIVE.]
A. adjective. Of a consonant-sound: produced by the friction of the air-stream through a narrow opening in the mouth (as v, s). M19.
b. noun. A fricative consonant. M19.