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Spirant Moderate

Spirant has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

2

A fricative.

Adjective
1

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
continuant consonant
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sibilant
Rhyming Words
ant fant gant pant cant zant hant want tant lant vant sant rant kant quant shant idant beant grant brant
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