Affricate
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Affricate is a noun meaning (phonetics) A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
Meaning
(phonetics) A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
Word Forms
- affricates
- affricating
- affricated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include voiceless, unaspirated, deaffrication, affricativization, fricative, fricatization.
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