What is the meaning of Sibilant?

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(a.) Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds.
(n.) A sibiliant letter.

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MLA	Webster's. "sibilant" 28 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/sibilant/definitions/2061799>

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