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fricative

1. phonetic values, that of a bilabial fricative generally, and thatof

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fricative fricative consonant spirant continuant sibilant strident

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a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')