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Affricate

Affricate Meaning & Definition
Affricate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Affricate?

[n] a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')

Synonyms | Synonyms for Affricate: affricate consonant | affricative

Related Terms | Find terms related to Affricate:

See Also | consonant

Affricate In Webster's Dictionary

\Af"fri*cate\, n. [L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare to rub against; af- = ad- + fricare to rub.] (Phon.) A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.

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