consonants
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sə noun
1.
Phonetics.
a.
b.
c.
(in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.
2.
a letter that usually represents a consonant sound.
adjective
3.
in agreement; agreeable; in accord; consistent (usually followed by to or with ): behavior consonant with his character.
4.
corresponding in sound, as words.
5.
harmonious, as sounds.
6.
Music. constituting a consonance.
7.
Physics. noting or pertaining to sounds exhibiting consonance.
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Consonants
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English consona(u)nt (< Anglo-French) < Latin consonant- (stem of consonāns, present participle of consonāre to sound with or together). See con-, sonant
1350–1400; Middle English consona(u)nt (< Anglo-French) < Latin consonant- (stem of consonāns, present participle of consonāre to sound with or together). See con-, sonant
Related forms
con·so·nant·like, adjective
con·so·nant·ly, adverb
un·con·so·nant, adjective
Synonyms
3. concordant, congruous, conformant.
3. concordant, congruous, conformant.
Antonyms
6. dissonant.
6. dissonant.
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World English Dictionary
consonant (ˈkɒnsənənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a speech sound or letter of the alphabet other than a vowel; a stop, fricative, or continuant |
| —adj | |
| 2. | (postpositive; |
| 3. | harmonious in tone or sound |
| 4. | music characterized by the presence of a consonance |
| 5. | being or relating to a consonant |
| [C14: from Latin consonāns, from consonāre to sound at the same time, be in harmony, from sonāre to sound] | |
| 'consonantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
consonant
c.1300, from L. consonantem (nom. consonans), prp. of consonare "to sound together," from com- "with" + sonare, from sonus "sound" (see sound (n.1)). Consonants thought of as sounds that are only produced together with vowels.
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Cultural Dictionary
consonants definition
Letters of the alphabet that stand for sounds often made with a closed or partially closed mouth: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z, and sometimes Y (as in yellow). (Compare vowels.)
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Example sentences
They also produce an array of consonants by partially obstructing airflow within the mouth.
In singing the out breath is used primarily for making consonants.
Scripts where symbols matched consonants or syllables allowed you to exchange symbols for sounds.
Consonants were crisp and the choral sound remained firm and present even at the softest dynamic levels.
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