shibilant
shibilant · shibilants
A sibilant pronounced further back in the mouth than [s] and [z]: [ʃ], [ʒ], [t͡ʃ],…A sibilant (fricative or affricate) pronounced further back in the mouth than [s] and [z]: [ʃ], [ʒ], [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ], etc.
Meaning
1 sensesA sibilant (fricative or affricate) pronounced further back in the mouth than [s] and [z]: [ʃ], [ʒ], [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ], etc.
Origin
Blend of esh + sibilant.Blend of esh + sibilant.
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Forms
plural: shibilants| Singular | shibilant |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedthibilant