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- [noun af-ri-kit; verb af-ri-keyt]
- /noun ˈæf rɪ kɪt; verb ˈæf rɪˌkeɪt/
- /ˈæf.rɪ.kət/
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- [noun af-ri-kit; verb af-ri-keyt]
- /noun ˈæf rɪ kɪt; verb ˈæf rɪˌkeɪt/
Definitions of affricate word
- noun affricate a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point, such as the sound written ch, as in chair 3
- noun affricate a complex sound articulated by the slow release of a stop consonant followed immediately by a fricative at the same place of articulation in the mouth: the English affricates are the voiceless (ch) as in batch ( IPA [tʃ]) and the voiced (j) as in badge ( IPA [dʒ]) 3
- noun affricate Also called affricative. a speech sound comprising occlusion, plosion, and frication, as either of the ch- sounds in church and the j- sound in joy. 1
- verb with object affricate to change the pronunciation of (a stop) to an affricate, especially by releasing (the stop) slowly. 1
- noun affricate A phoneme that combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation, e.g., ch as in chair and j as in jar. 1
- noun affricate (phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative. English sounds /t͡ʃ/ (catch) and /d͡ʒ/ (jury) are examples. 0
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Origin of affricate
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-85; < Latin affricātus rubbed against (past participle of affricāre), equivalent to af- af- + fric- (see friction) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Affricate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
affricate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for affricate
noun affricate
- click — If something clicks or if you click it, it makes a short, sharp sound.
- consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
- liquid — composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
- phone — a speech sound: There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”.
- sonant — sounding; having sound.
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