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This is a word that is used in speech, speech therapy, and possibly in some branches of linguistics and related studies. It refers to consonant sounds in speech that are created by airflow itself, and sometimes without the involvement of the vocal cords. Say the word 'fifty'. while pronouncing the f's, you are making sound by forcing air through the opening created by your lower lip and upper teeth. The letter s is another kind of fricative; it is called sibilant. See the link for a lot more information.

A fricative is the sound of some consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by articulators that have come closer.

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Fricative means a sound go the a constricted passage

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