continuant consonant
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1. consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | obstruent, |
| definition | : | a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | fricative, fricative consonant, spirant, |
| definition | : | a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract (noun.communication) |
| antonym | : | occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant, |
| definition | : | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication) |
| antonym | : | occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant, |
| definition | : | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication) |
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