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a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as ‘ch’ in ‘chair’ and ‘j’ in ‘joy’)

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  1. n. a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as ‘ch’ in ‘chair’ and ‘j’ in ‘joy’)
  2. A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.
  3. A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediatelyfollowing fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, aspf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.
  4. n. a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')