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AFFRICATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does affricative mean? 

AFFRICATIVE (noun)
  The noun AFFRICATIVE has 1 sense:

1. a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as 'ch' in 'chair' and 'j' in 'joy')play

  Familiarity information: AFFRICATIVE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AFFRICATIVE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as 'ch' in 'chair' and 'j' in 'joy')

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

affricate; affricate consonant; affricative

Hypernyms ("affricative" is a kind of...):

obstruent (a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth)


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