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groove fricatives

groove fricatives is the plural of groove fricative.

Meaning of groove fricative

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

Questions about groove fricatives

What is groove fricatives the plural of?
Groove fricatives is the plural of groove fricative.

Words near groove fricatives in the dictionary

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

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