shibilants

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A form of shibilant — A sibilant (fricative or affricate) pronounced further back in the mouth than [s] and [z]: [ʃ], [ʒ], [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ], etc.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of shibilant
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APA

shibilants. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shibilants

MLA

“shibilants.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shibilants. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shibilants,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shibilants.

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