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af·fri·cate
 affricate
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- pronunciation:
- ae
frih
keIt
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noun |
| definition: |
a speech sound that results from a stoppage of breath followed by a release at the same point of articulation, such as the "ch" sound in "chip".
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| derivations: |
affricative (adj.), affricative (n.) |
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