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Spirant

Spirant Meaning & Definition
Spirant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spirant?

[n] a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
[adj] produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'. `s', `z', or `th' (in both `thin' and `then'))

Synonyms | Synonyms for Spirant: fricative | fricative | fricative consonant | sibilant | soft

Related Terms | Find terms related to Spirant:

See Also | continuant | continuant consonant

Spirant In Webster's Dictionary

\Spi"rant\, n. [L. spirans, -antis, p. pr. of spirare to breathe. See {Spirit}.] (Phon.) A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 197-208.

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