Definitions for fricatives

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fricatives fric·a·tive

Spelling: [frik-uh-tiv]

IPA: /ˈfrɪk ə tɪv/

Fricatives is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 711 anagrams from letters in fricatives (acefiirstv).

Definitions for fricatives

noun

1. Also called spirant. a fricative consonant, as (th), (v), or (h).

adjective

1. (of a speech sound) characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant.

Origin of fricatives

First recorded in 1855-60; fricat(ion) + -ive

Examples for fricatives

Instead of the former there is a g with “fricative” pronunciation, and as in High German the th has passed over into d.

Spirant, spī′rant, n. a consonant which is fricative or continuable—opp.

Medial q is usually written (chi), representing the fricative pronunciation: Ealuin and similar.