Bilabial

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  • adjective. Pronounced or articulated with both lips, as the consonants b, p, m, and w.
  • adjective. Relating to both lips.
  • noun. A bilabial sound or consonant.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Involving the two lips.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. produced using both lips; -- said of a consonant. .
  • noun. a consonant that is articulated using both lips, as p or b or w.
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  • adjective. Articulated with both lips.
  • noun. A speech sound articulated with both lips.
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  • noun. a consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/
  • adjective. of or relating to or being a speech sound that is articulated using both lips
    • Word Usage
    "Yes, it's formed by closing both lips -- 'bilabial' -- rather than using tongue and teeth."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    labial  labial consonant  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accented  allophone  alveolar  apical  apico-alveolar  
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