Fricative
Fricative adjective - Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
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Palatal
Palatal adjective - Relating to or lying near the palate.
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Fricative and palatal are semantically related. You can use "Fricative" instead an adjective "Palatal".
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Palatal and Fricative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fricative/palatal
Fricative & Palatal. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fricative/palatal>.
Palatal or Fricative. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fricative/palatal.
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