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sibilant
(encz) | sibilant,sykavkový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Sibilant
(gcide) | Sibilant \Sib"i*lant\, a. [L. sibilans, -antis, p. pr. of
sibilare to hiss: cf. F. sibilant.]
Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound;
hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary
sounds. -- n. A sibiliant letter.
[1913 Webster] |
sibilant
(wn) | sibilant
adj 1: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a
constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both
`thin' and `then') [syn: fricative, continuant,
sibilant, spirant, strident]
n 1: a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
[syn: sibilant, sibilant consonant] |
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sibilant consonant
(encz) | sibilant consonant, n: |
Sibilant
(gcide) | Sibilant \Sib"i*lant\, a. [L. sibilans, -antis, p. pr. of
sibilare to hiss: cf. F. sibilant.]
Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound;
hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary
sounds. -- n. A sibiliant letter.
[1913 Webster] |
sibilant consonant
(wn) | sibilant consonant
n 1: a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
[syn: sibilant, sibilant consonant] |
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