Meaning: a consonant sound that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative

Part of speech: noun

Example: The 'ch' in 'church' is an affricate.

Category: Linguistics › Phonetics

Synonyms: consonant

Meaning: The loss of one or more sounds at the end of a word.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Apocope can change the meaning of a word.

Category: Linguistics

Meaning: A consonant sound that is produced with a relatively open vocal tract.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The sound /r/ is an example of an approximant.

Category: Linguistics › Phonetics

Synonyms: semi-vowel