- affricative
- nouna composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')• Syn: ↑affricate, ↑affricate consonant• Hypernyms: ↑obstruent
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I. \\aˈfrikəd.iv, ə-; ˈafrə̇ˌkād.-\ adjectiveEtymology: affricate + -ive: having the articulation of an affricate or a fricativeII. noun (-s)1. : affricate2. : fricative* * *
/euh frik"euh tiv, af"reuh kay'-/, Phonet.n.1. affricate (def. 1).adj.2. of or pertaining to an affricate.3. articulated as an affricate.[AFFRICATE + -IVE]* * *
affricˈative nounAffricate (also adjective)• • •Main Entry: ↑affricate
Useful english dictionary. 2012.