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continuant
adj.
of or pertaining to a continuant, of a consonant which may be prolonged without changing the sound (Phonetics)
n.
consonant which may be prolonged without changing the sound (Phonetics)
Continuant
A
continuant is a
speech sound produced with an incomplete closure of the oral
vocal tract. Among consonants, there are two broad categories of continuants:
fricatives and
approximants. Approximants are sometimes called "frictionless continuants".
continuant
Noun
1. consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
(synonym) continuant consonant
(hypernym) consonant
(hyponym) fricative consonant, fricative, spirant
continuer
v.
continue, keep going, carry on; pursue, keep on, proceed; hold on, press on, stay; maintain, keep up
Continuant
(n.)
A continuant sound; a letter whose sound may be prolonged.
(a.)
Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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