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1. (n.) affricate
a composite speech sound in which a stop consonant is gradually released with audible friction, as the sound (ch) in church or (j) in
judge.
2. (v.t.) affricate
to change the pronunciation of (a stop) to an affricate, esp. by releasing (the stop) slowly.
Etymology: (1875–85; < L affricātus, ptp. of affricāre to rub (against) =af-af - +fricāre to rub (cf. friction ))
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1. (noun) affricate, affricate consonant, affricative
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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