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consonantism|ˈkɒnsənənˌtɪz(ə)m|
[f. consonant n. + -ism. In mod.F. consonnantisme.]
Use of consonants; the system of consonants belonging to a particular language, or their special character; a consonant formation.
1873Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue (ed. 2) 132 The sound of the w may be described as a consonantism resulting from the collision of u with another vocalic sound. 1888Athenæum 25 Feb. 240/1 To shake the confidence of scholars in the primitiveness of the Sanskrit consonantism. |