affricate
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af·fri·cate
(ăf'rĭ-kĭt) 
n.
A complex speech sound consisting of a stop consonant followed by a fricative; for example, the initial sounds of child and joy. Also called affricative.
n.
A complex speech sound consisting of a stop consonant followed by a fricative; for example, the initial sounds of child and joy. Also called affricative.
[Latin affricātus, past participle of affricāre, to rub against : ad-, ad- + fricāre, to rub.]
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categories related to 'affricate'
- Phonetics - affricate: consonant sound involving complete closure in vocal tract gradually released with audible friction
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