Bilabial
produced with the lips close together or touching: the lips touch at one phase of the production of the bil-b–l consonants p, b, and m; they do not for the bil-b–l w.
a bil-b–l speech sound.
adjective
of, relating to, or denoting a speech sound articulated using both lips: (p) is a bil-b–l stop, (w) a bil-b–l semivowel
noun
a bil-b–l speech sound
adj.
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