Associations to the word «Spirant»
Noun
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Wiktionary
SPIRANT, noun. (linguistics) (archaic) A fricative.
Dictionary definition
SPIRANT, noun. A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
SPIRANT, adjective. Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.