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labial consonant (dict)
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Labial ConsonantLabials are consonants articulated either with both lips (bilabial articulation) or with the lower lip and the upper teeth (labiodental articulation). English m is a bilabial nasal sonorant, b and p are bilabial stops (plosives), v and f are labiodental fricatives. Bilabial fricatives and the bilabial approximant do not exist in standard English, but do occur in many languages. For example, the Spanish consonant spelt b or v is pronounced as a voiced bilabial approximant between vowels. Lip rounding, or labialisation can also accompany other articulations. English w is a labialised velar approximant. Labial consonants are divided into three subplaces of articulation: See also List of phonetics topics
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