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labial
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labial
(adjective)
labial
/
ˈ
leɪbijəl/
adjective
labial
/
ˈ
leɪbijəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of LABIAL
linguistics, of a sound
:
produced by using one or both lips
the
labial
sounds /f/ and /p/
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— labial
noun
,
plural
labials
[
count
]
/f/ and /p/ are
labials.
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