"lateral fricative" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lateral fricatives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lateral fricative (plural lateral fricatives)
  1. (phonetics) A fricative pronounced by directing the airstream around the sides of the tongue. Categories (topical): Phonetics Synonyms: fricolateral
    Sense id: en-lateral_fricative-en-noun-ffLajmds Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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