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Definition of labial: 1. A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.
2. An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.
3. Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w.
4. Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.
5. Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as ( fd), ( ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, 11, 178.
6. Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium.
7. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.
8. One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.

Synonyms:

corner, epiglottis, Adam's apple, froth, closed syllable, dry, gargle, alveolar, labial consonant, consonant, dribble, aspiration, close vowel, affricate, assonance, furry, gingivitis, aspirate, agape, bilabial