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(1):

(a.) Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence capable of being continued or prolonged; - said of certain consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc.

(2):

(n.) A fricative consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-206, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Fricative'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/fricative.html. 1828.
 
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