shibilant

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adjective

shib·​i·​lant

ˈshibələnt

: pronounced or containing the sound \sh\ or \zh\

\ch\ (=t+sh) and \j\ (=d+zh) are shibilant affricates

shibilant

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noun

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plural -s

: a shibilant sound

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

alteration (influenced by the digraph sh, representing the sound \sh\) of sibilant

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