See Also: spirant(medicine)
spirant(dictionary)

spirant (iou)



spirant noun & adjective. M19.
[Latin spirant- pres. ppl stem of spirare breathe: see -ANT1.]
Phonetics.
A. noun. = FRICATIVE noun. M19.
b. adjective. = FRICATIVE adjective. L19.
spi'rantal adjective = SPIRANT adjective L19.