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groove fricative

groove fricative noun: a "hissing" sound such as the s in sack; an anterior sibilant.

Noun

groove fricative (plural groove fricatives)

  1. A "hissing" sound such as the s in sack; an anterior sibilant.
    • Groove fricatives all have more or less of an [s]-like quality, and are for this reason sometimes called sibilants.1955, H. A. Gleason, An Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics, page 194, section 14.7
    Antonyms:
    slit fricative

Antonyms of groove fricative

  • slit fricative

Forms of groove fricative

pluralgroove fricatives

Questions about groove fricative

What does groove fricative mean?
Groove fricative means a "hissing" sound such as the s in sack; an anterior sibilant.
What part of speech is groove fricative?
Groove fricative is a noun.
What is the plural of groove fricative?
The plural of groove fricative is groove fricatives.

Words near groove fricative in the dictionary

  1. Grootfontein
  2. Groots
  3. grootslang
  4. grootslangs
  5. groove
  6. groove fricative
  7. groove fricatives
  8. groove metal
  9. groove on
  10. groove-joint pliers
  11. groovebox

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