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SIBILANT CONSONANT

Dictionary entry overview: What does sibilant consonant mean?

• SIBILANT CONSONANT (noun)
The noun SIBILANT CONSONANT has 1 sense:

1. a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

Familiarity information: SIBILANT CONSONANT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SIBILANT CONSONANT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

sibilant; sibilant consonant

Hypernyms ("sibilant consonant" is a kind of...):

fricative; fricative consonant; spirant (a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract)

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