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thibilant

thibilant noun: a dental fricative or "th-sound," or an affricate consonant containing these sounds.

Noun

thibilant (plural thibilants)

  1. (rare) A dental fricative or "th-sound," or an affricate consonant containing these sounds.

Forms of thibilant

pluralthibilants

Origin of thibilant

From sibilant, with the initial /s/ substituted for a dental fricative /θ/.

Questions about thibilant

What does thibilant mean?
Thibilant means a dental fricative or "th-sound," or an affricate consonant containing these sounds.
What part of speech is thibilant?
Thibilant is a noun.
What is the plural of thibilant?
The plural of thibilant is thibilants.

Words near thibilant in the dictionary

  1. Thibetan
  2. Thibetans
  3. Thibetian
  4. Thibetians
  5. thibets
  6. thibilant
  7. thibilants
  8. thible
  9. thibles
  10. Thibodaux
  11. Thibodeau

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