AFFRICATIVE
affricate, affricate consonant, affricative
(noun) a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as āchā in āchairā and ājā in ājoyā)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
affricative (plural affricatives)
An affricate.
Adjective
affricative (not comparable)
Of or relating to an affricate.
Source: Wiktionary
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EXALTED
(adjective) of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; āan exalted idealā; āargue in terms of high-flown idealsā- Oliver Franks; āa noble and lofty conceptā; āa grand purposeā
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