shibilant
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shibilant — I. ˈshibələnt adjective Etymology: alteration (influenced by the digraph sh, representing the sound sh) of sibilant : pronounced or containing the sound sh or zh ch (.t+sh) and j (.d+zh) are shibilant affricates II. noun ( … Useful english dictionary
shibilant — shib·i·lant … English syllables
Sibilant consonant — A sibilant is a type of fricative or affricate consonant, made by directing a jet of air through a narrow channel in the vocal tract towards the sharp edge of the teeth. The termThe term sibilant is often taken to be synonymous with the term… … Wikipedia
Anglo-Norman language — infobox Language name=Anglo Norman familycolor=Indo European region=England/Britain extinct=contributed to Middle English fam1=Indo European fam2=Italic fam3=Romance fam4=Italo Western fam5=Western fam6=Gallo Iberian fam7=Gallo Romance fam8=Gallo … Wikipedia
