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SIBILANT CONSONANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
Synonyms:
sibilant; sibilant consonant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sibilant consonant" is a kind of...):
fricative; fricative consonant; spirant (a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract)
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