labial

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(-əl)

adjective

  1. of the labia, or lips
  2. Phonet. articulated with one or both lips, as (f), (b), and (ü)

Origin: ML labialis < L labium, lip

noun

  1. flue pipe
  2. a labial sound

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See labial in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or relating to the lips or labia.
  2. Linguistics Articulated mainly by closing or partly closing the lips, as the sounds (b), (m), or (w).
noun
  1. Linguistics A labial consonant.
  2. Music See flue1.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin labiālis

Origin: , from Latin labium, lip; see leb- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • laˈbi·al·ly adverb

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