a01156925
| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | (of speech sounds) |
| def | produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate |
| def | characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') |
| Outgoing links | |
| Derivationally related form | soft → softness |
| Antonym | soft → hard |
| Similar to | fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident; palatal, palatalized, palatalised |
| Incoming links | |
| Antonym | hard → soft |
| Similar to | fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident; palatal, palatalized, palatalised |
| Derivationally related form | softness → soft |
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