Fricative consonant
Fricative consonant noun - A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
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Synonyms for Fricative consonant
Sibilant consonant and fricative consonant are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Sibilant consonant" with "Fricative consonant", this phrases are similar.
Sibilant consonant
Sibilant consonant noun - A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh).
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Synonyms for Sibilant consonant
Fricative consonant and sibilant consonant are semantically related. You can use "Fricative consonant" instead a noun phrase "Sibilant consonant".
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