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Word: Labial
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from medieval Latin labialis, from Latin labium ‘lip’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈleɪbɪəl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to the lips.
Short Definition:relating to lips
Definition:
(of a consonant) requiring partial or complete closure of the lips (e.g. p, b, f, v, m, w), or (of a vowel) requiring rounded lips (e.g. oo in moon).
Short Definition:requiring closure of lips
Word: Labial
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈleɪbɪəl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a labial sound.
Short Definition:labial sound
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