Affricate
Affricate noun - A composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy').
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Synonyms for Affricate
Phonetic entity and affricate are semantically related in sound unit of speech topic. In some cases you can use "Phonetic entity" instead a noun "Affricate".
Phonetic entity
Affricate and phonetic entity are semantically related in sound unit of speech topic. You can use "Affricate" instead a noun phrase "Phonetic entity".
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Related pairs
- consonant and affricate
- consonant and phonetic entity
- liquid and affricate
- liquid and phonetic entity
- click and affricate
- click and phonetic entity
- phone and affricate
- phone and phonetic entity
- fricative and affricate
- fricative and phonetic entity
- sibilant and affricate
- sibilant and phonetic entity
- spirant and affricate
- spirant and phonetic entity
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Phonetic entity and Affricate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affricate/phonetic_entity
Affricate & Phonetic entity. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affricate/phonetic_entity>.
Phonetic entity or Affricate. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affricate/phonetic_entity.
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