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Definition of spirant
n. - A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-208. ²

The word "spirant" uses 7 letters: A I N P R S T.

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Words formed by adding one letter before or after spirant (in bold), or to ainprst in any order:
a -   aspirant   partisan   c -   cantrips   e -   painters   pantries   pertains   pinaster   pristane   repaints   g -   partings   h -   tranship   o -   atropins   s -   spirants   u -   puritans  

Shorter words found within spirant:
ai   ain   ains   air   airn   airns   airs   airt   airts   ais   ait   aits   an   ani   anis   ant   anti   antis   ants   apt   ar   ars   art   arts   as   asp   astir   at   atrip   in   inapt   ins   instar   is   it   its   na   nap   naps   naris   nip   nipa   nipas   nips   nit   nits   pa   pain   pains   paint   paints   pair   pairs   pan   pans   pant   pants   par   paris   pars   part   parts   pas   past   pat   patin   patins   pats   pi   pia   pian   pians   pias   pin   pina   pinas   pins   pint   pinta   pintas   pints   pirn   pirns   pis   pit   pita   pitas   pits   prat   prats   print   prints   psi   ptisan   rain   rains   ran   rani   ranis   rant   rants   rap   rapist   raps   rapt   ras   rasp   rat   rats   ria   riant   rias   rin   rins   rip   rips   sain   saint   santir   sap   sari   sarin   sat   sati   satin   si   sin   sip   sir   sit   sitar   snap   snip   snit   spa   spait   span   spar   spat   spin   spirt   spit   sprain   sprat   sprint   sprit   sri   stain   stair   star   stir   stirp   strain   strap   stria   strip   ta   tain   tains   tan   tans   tap   tapir   tapirs   tapis   taps   tar   tarn   tarns   tarp   tarps   tars   tarsi   tas   ti   tin   tins   tip   tips   tis   train   trains   trans   trap   traps   trip   trips   tsar  

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