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affricate definition

af·fri·cate (af′ri kit)

noun

Phonet. a complex sound articulated by the slow release of a stop consonant followed immediately by a fricative at the same place of articulation in the mouth: the English affricates are the voiceless (c̸h) as in batch ( IPA [tʃ]) and the voiced (j) as in badge ( IPA [dʒ])

Etymology: L affricatus, pp. of affricare, to rub against < ad-, to + fricare, to rub: see friable

Related Forms:

  • affricative af′·frica·tive (ə frik′ə tiv) adjective, noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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