English
Detailed Synonyms for continuant in English
continuant:
continuant adj
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continuant
– of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') 1sibilant; strident; fricative; spirant; continuant– of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') 1-
sibilant adj
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strident adj
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fricative adj
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spirant adj
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continuant adj
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continuant [the ~] noun
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the continuant
– consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract 1the continuant; the continuant consonant– consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract 1