labial

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

LA'BIAL, adjective [Latin labium, a lip. See Lip.] Pertaining to the lips; formed by the lips; as a labial articulation. Thus b, p, and m are labial articulations. LA'BIAL, noun A letter or character representing an articulation of the lips; as b, f, m, p, v.
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