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affricate
CIDE DICTIONARY
affricate, n. [L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare to rub against; af- = ad- + fricare to rub.].
A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
affricate, n. Phonet. a combination of a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant, e.g. ch.
Etymology
L affricare (as AD-, fricare rub)
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