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labial

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la·bi·al /ˈleɪbiəl/ noun [countable] technical  SLa speech sound made using one or both lips 唇音 bilabiallabial adjective
Origin labial (1500-1600) Medieval Latin labialis, from Latin labium lip
la·bi·al nounChineseSyllable


labial
labial /ˈleɪbiəl/ noun [countable] technical
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: labialis, from Latin labium 'lip'
a speech sound made using one or both lips ⇨ bilabial
—labial adjective


la·bialBrE /ˈleɪbiəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈleɪbiəl/ 🔊 noun (phonetics 语音学) a speech sound made with the lips, for example /m/ , /p/ and /v/ in me, pea and very 唇音 la·bial adjective