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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fricative /ˈfrɪkətɪv/ Phonetics

▶adjective denoting a type of consonant (e.g. f and th) made by the friction of breath in a narrow opening. ▶noun a fricative consonant.

– origin C19: from mod. L. fricativus, from L. fricare ‘to rub’.

'fricative' also found in these Oxford entries:

affricate - obstruent - soft - spirant

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