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bilabial
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bilabial has 1 sense
- bilabial(n = noun.communication) Array - a consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/; Array is a kind of labial, labial consonant
Derived form adjective bilabial1
Adjective bilabial has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
bilabial, adj.
produced using both lips; -- said of a consonant. As, bilabial fricatives. [PJC]
bilabial, n.
a consonant that is articulated using both lips, as p or b or w . [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bilabial, adj. Phonet. (of a sound etc.) made with closed or nearly closed lips.
THESAURUS
bilabial
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