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affricates

affricates is the plural of affricate.

affricates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of affricate.

Meaning of affricate

Noun

affricate (plural affricates)

  1. A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
    Synonyms:
    affricative

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Questions about affricates

What is affricates the plural of?
Affricates is the plural of affricate.

Words near affricates in the dictionary

  1. affrettando
  2. affreux
  3. Affrey
  4. affricate
  5. affricated
  6. affricates
  7. affricating
  8. affrication
  9. affrications
  10. affricative
  11. affricatives

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