English dictionary
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English adjective: spirant | |||
| 1. | spirant of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') | ||
| Synonyms | continuant, fricative, sibilant, strident | ||
| Similar | soft | ||
| Antonyms | hard | ||
English noun: spirant | |||
| 1. | spirant (communication) a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract | ||
| Synonyms | fricative, fricative consonant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | continuant, continuant consonant | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sibilant, sibilant consonant | ||
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