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non-sibilants

non-sibilants is the plural of non-sibilant.

Meaning of non-sibilant

Noun

non-sibilant (plural non-sibilants)

  1. A non-sibilant consonant.
    • Turbulence noise is stronger in sibilants /s, z, ʃ, ʒ/ than non-sibilant /f, v, θ, ð, h/.(Can we date this quote?), “3.2. Acoustic Aspects of Consonants”, in EdUHK

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Questions about non-sibilants

What is non-sibilants the plural of?
Non-sibilants is the plural of non-sibilant.

Words near non-sibilants in the dictionary

  1. non-Shia
  2. non-Shiite
  3. non-shipper
  4. non-shippers
  5. non-sibilant
  6. non-sibilants
  7. non-significant
  8. non-singular
  9. non-sissy
  10. non-sitting
  11. non-skid

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