Fricative
Fricative noun - A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
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Phonetic unit and fricative are semantically related in sound unit of speech topic. In some cases you can use "Phonetic unit" instead a noun "Fricative".
Phonetic unit
Fricative and phonetic unit are semantically related in sound unit of speech topic. You can use "Fricative" instead a noun phrase "Phonetic unit".
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Related pairs
- consonant and fricative
- consonant and phonetic unit
- liquid and fricative
- liquid and phonetic unit
- click and fricative
- click and phonetic unit
- phone and fricative
- phone and phonetic unit
- affricate and fricative
- affricate and phonetic unit
- sibilant and fricative
- sibilant and phonetic unit
- spirant and fricative
- spirant and phonetic unit
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Phonetic unit and Fricative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fricative/phonetic_unit
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Phonetic unit or Fricative. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fricative/phonetic_unit.
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