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Adjective: continuant kun'tinyoount- Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then')
- fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident Noun: continuant kun'tinyoount- Consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
- continuant consonant
Derived forms: continuants See also: continuance, soft Type of: obstruent Encyclopedia: Continuant |