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Spirant

//ˈspaɪɹənt// noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as ‘f’, ‘s’, ‘z’, or ‘th’ in both ‘thin’ and ‘then’) wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A non-sibilant fricative. dated

    "Spirant consonants are those in which the mouth passage is simply narrowed without any actual contact."

  2. 2
    a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract wordnet

Etymology

From Latin spirans, present participle of spīrō (“I blow”). Compare inspire, expire, respiration, etc.

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