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Sibilation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Sibilation has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

"the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

2

pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound

3

A hissing sound.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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