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affricate(2)(dictionary)
affricate(dictionary)

affricate(1) (iou)



affricate noun. L19.
[Latin affricatus pa. pple, formed as AFFRICATE verb: see -ATE1.]
Phonetics. A combination of a plosive with an immediately following homorganic fricative or spirant as one phoneme (as in the first and last consonants of church and judge).
Also a'ffricative noun L19.