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Meaning of sibilancy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈsɪbɪlənsi/

Definitions

The property or state of being sibilant.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“How do such words differ from hilltop, townend, candlelight, rushlight, cityman, and the like, where no double s can be made the scapegoat? Certainly Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy, he who wrote […] verses that hiss like Medusa's head in wrath.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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