| NOUN | communication | affricative, affricate, affricate consonant | a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as 'ch' in 'chair / chair / chair / chair' and 'j' in 'joy / joy') |
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| Meaning | A composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as 'ch' in 'chair / chair / chair / chair' and 'j' in 'joy / joy'). | |
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| Synonyms | affricate, affricate consonant | |
| Broader | obstruent | A consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth |
| Spanish | africada, consonante africada | |
| Catalan | africada, consonant africada | |
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