affricative

affricative
noun
a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
Hypernyms: ↑obstruent

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I. \\aˈfrikəd.iv, ə-; ˈafrə̇ˌkād.-\ adjective
Etymology: affricate + -ive
: having the articulation of an affricate or a fricative
II. noun (-s)

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/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]

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affricˈative noun
Affricate (also adjective)
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