Affricative Definition & Meaning
affricative
- noun
- 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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- What does affricative mean?
- a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
- What part of speech is affricative?
- Affricative is a noun.