Thibilant

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dental fricative or "th-sound," or an affricate consonant containing these sounds. rare

Etymology

From sibilant, with the initial /s/ substituted for a dental fricative /θ/.

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