bilabial

adj, noun — 2 senses

bilabial

adj

/baɪˈleɪ.bi.əl/

Etymology From bi- + labial.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences Articulated with both lips.

"Oh, yes. He talks a lot about phonemes and semantemes and bilabial fricatives. He has a van with recording apparatus in it. He's a good chap."1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 545:

Derived terms: bilabially, nonbilabial, prebilabial
Related terms: labialized, labiodental

bilabial

noun

Etymology From bi- + labial.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A speech sound articulated with both lips.

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