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affricate

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Noun

a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')

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Synonyms:
affricate consonant affricative

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "affricate":
affricate affright
Words contain "affricate":
affricate affricate consonant
Words contain "affricate" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
affricate affrication

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