Consonant
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English
Etymology
Latin consonans, sounding with, from prefix con-, with, + present participle sonans, sounding, from sonare, to sound
Pronunciation
- (RP): kŏn'sənənt, /ˈkɒnsənənt/, /"kQns@n@nt/
Noun
consonant (plural consonants)
- (phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
- A letter representing the sound of a consonant.
Translations
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Adjective
consonant (comparative more consonant, superlative most consonant)
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