fricative consonant
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| Noun | 1. | fricative consonant - a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract continuant, continuant consonant - consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract sibilant, sibilant consonant - a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) |
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