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semi-consonant
semi-consonant n. 
/ˈsɛmɪˌkɒnsn̩ənt/, /ˈsɛmiˌkɑnsənənt/ = semivowel n.
Brit. /ˈsɛmɪˌkɒnsənənt/
, /ˈsɛmɪˌkɒnsənənt//ˈsɛmɪˌkɒnsn̩ənt/U.S. /ˈsɛˌmaɪˌkɑnsənənt/
, /ˈsɛˌmaɪˌkɑnsənənt//ˈsɛmiˌkɑnsənənt/ΘΚΠ
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semivocal1530
semivowel1530
demi-vowel1611
vowel-consonant1669
semi-consonant1820
1820 F. Bopp in Ann. Oriental Lit. I. 6 The letter y..in Sanskrit or Gothic words..is always to be considered as a semi-consonant.
1828 J. Walker Crit. Pronouncing Dict. 17/1 These two letters [w and y] are so far from being simple vowels, that they may more properly be called semi-consonant diphthongs.
1888 B. H. Kennedy Rev. Lat. Primer (1900) §6.
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