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Definisi 'spirant'
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English to English adjective satellite
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of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') |  | source: wordnet30 noun
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a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract | | source: wordnet30
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A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, - - that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 197-208. | | source: webster1913
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