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CONTINUANT CONSONANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
Synonyms:
continuant; continuant consonant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("continuant consonant" is a kind of...):
obstruent (a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "continuant consonant"):
fricative; fricative consonant; spirant (a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract)
Antonym:
stop consonant (a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it)
