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spirant in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
    fricative  continuant  sibilant  spirant  strident 
noun
  1. a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
    fricative consonant  fricative  spirant 
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