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Definition of Bilabials
1. bilabial [n] - See also: bilabial
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bilabials
Literary usage of Bilabials
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"... 'city' The bilabials before other consonants were rare and considerably less
stable than before dentals: FABRICA 'forge' ..."
2. Stability and Variation in Hopi Song by George List (1993)
"In the vocables bilabials such as m are considered vowels since they can be
sustained. 6. There are several places where it was not clear whether single ..."
3. Stability and Variation in Hopi Song by George List (1993)
"In the vocables bilabials such as m are considered vowels since they can be
sustained. 6. There are several places where it was not clear whether single ..."
4. The Development of Language: An Elementary Study of Language History and of by Harry Fletcher Scott, Wilbert Lester Carr (1921)
"Sounds which are made by bringing the lips together are sometimes called bilabials,
that is, made with the two lips. The sound of p is voiceless, ..."
5. Tʻoung pao by Demiéville, Paul, Jan Julius Lodewijk Duyvendak, Henri Cordier, Paul Pelliot, Edouard Chavannes, Gustaaf Schlegel (1897)
"If the tongue is moved backward, the lower jaw also makes a slight backward shift,
so the labials (or bilabials) can develop into labio-dentals (see p. ..."
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