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labial

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la·bi·al  (lb-l)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the lips or labia.
2. Linguistics Articulated mainly by closing or partly closing the lips, as the sounds (b), (m), or (w).
n.
1. Linguistics A labial consonant.
2. Music See flue1.

[Medieval Latin labilis, from Latin labium, lip; see leb- in Indo-European roots.]

labi·al·ly adv.

labial [lay-bee-al]
Adjective
1. of or near the lips
2. Phonetics relating to a speech sound made using the lips
Noun
Phonetics a speech sound such as English p or m, that involves the lips [Latin labium lip]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.labial - a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel
bilabial - a consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/
labial stop - a stop consonant that is produced with the lips
Adj.1.labial - of or relating to the lips of the mouth; "labial stops"
2.labial - relating to or near the female labium


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The labial melody with which the Typee girls carry on an ordinary conversation, giving a musical prolongation to the final syllable of every sentence, and chirping out some of the words with a liquid, bird-like accent, was singularly pleasing.
From two to five o'clock a species of labial telegraphy went on throughout the town; and all the inhabitants learned that Mademoiselle Cormon had at last found a husband by letter, and was about to marry the Vicomte de Troisville.
 
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