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prefricative

prefricative adjective: before a fricative.

Adjective

prefricative (not comparable)

  1. Before a fricative.

Origin of prefricative

From pre- + fricative.

Questions about prefricative

What does prefricative mean?
Prefricative means before a fricative.
What part of speech is prefricative?
Prefricative is an adjective.

Words near prefricative in the dictionary

  1. prefreeze
  2. prefreezes
  3. prefreezing
  4. prefreshman
  5. prefreshmen
  6. prefricative
  7. prefriendship
  8. prefrons
  9. prefrontal
  10. prefrontal cortex
  11. prefrontally

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