Spirant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈspaɪərənt|  American pronunciation of the word spirant
Brit.  |ˈspaɪr(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word spirant

noun

- a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract (syn: fricative)

adjective

- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') (syn: continuant, fricative, sibilant, strident)
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