LABIAL


Meaning of LABIAL in English

/ ˈleɪbiəl; NAmE / noun

( phonetics ) a speech sound made with the lips, for example /m/ , /p/ and /v/ in me , pea and very

►  la·bial adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin labialis , from Latin labium lip.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.