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shibilant

shibilant noun: a sibilant (fricative or affricate) pronounced further back in the mouth than [s] and [z]: [ʃ], [ʒ], [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ], etc.

Noun

shibilant (plural shibilants)

  1. A sibilant (fricative or affricate) pronounced further back in the mouth than [s] and [z]: [ʃ], [ʒ], [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ], etc.

Forms of shibilant

pluralshibilants

Origin of shibilant

Blend of esh + sibilant.

Questions about shibilant

What does shibilant mean?
Shibilant means a sibilant (fricative or affricate) pronounced further back in the mouth than [s] and [z]: [ʃ], [ʒ], [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ], etc.
What part of speech is shibilant?
Shibilant is a noun.
What is the plural of shibilant?
The plural of shibilant is shibilants.

Words near shibilant in the dictionary

  1. shibboleths
  2. Shibden
  3. shibe
  4. Shibenik
  5. shibes
  6. shibilant
  7. shibilants
  8. Shibin
  9. Shibin al-Kawm
  10. Shibin El Kom
  11. shibire

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