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Grammar
a sibilant speech sound (as English \s\, \z\, \sh\, \zh\, \ch(=tsh)\, or \j(=dzh)\)
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00 a sibilant speech sound (as English \s\, \z\, \sh\, \zh\, \ch(=tsh)\, or \j(=dzh)\) 02 br
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00 a sibilant speech sound (as English \s\, \z\, \sh\, \zh\, \ch(=tsh)\, or \j(=dzh)\) 02 br
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0 Merriam-Webster uses the convention of enclosing phonetic transcriptions in back slashes. 02 br
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