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Old 08-08-08, 12:18   #10 (permalink)
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Forgive my ignorance Janet what does sibilant mean?...Failed to find it the dictionary...It´s not a Welsh word I do know that....
It means to have a hissing sound, it's used for when a language has a lot of s sounds ... you sssssee!!!

It comes from Latin sibilare, to hiss.
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