Consonant - English meaning
Consonant – definitions in English dictionary
nounA basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable.
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Fricatives are by far the largest group of english consonants
adjectiveDenoting or relating to a consonant.
Usage examples:
A consonant phonemeadjectiveIn agreement or harmony with.
Usage examples:
The findings are consonant with other research
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Word origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘letter representing a consonant’): via Old French from Latin consonare ‘sound together’, from con- ‘with’ + sonare ‘to sound’ (from sonus ‘sound’).
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