"spirant" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1888, Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer:",
          "text": "Spirant consonants are those in which the mouth passage is simply narrowed without any actual contact.",
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        "(linguistics, dated) A non-sibilant fricative."
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