continuant

 [kuhn-tin-yoo-uhnt]  

con·tin·u·ant

   [kuhn-tin-yoo-uhnt] Phonetics
noun
1.
a consonant, as f or s, that may be prolonged without change of quality. Compare stop (def. 34).
adjective
2.
pertaining to or noting a continuant.

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Continuant is always a great word to know.
So is labial. Does it mean:
involving lip articulation or a rounded vowel
the phonetic symbol ?
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Origin:
1600–10; < Latin continuant-, stem of continuāns, present participle of continuāre to continue; see -ant
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continuant (kənˈtɪnjʊənt)
 
—n
1.  a speech sound, such as (l), (r), (f), or (s), in which the closure of the vocal tract is incomplete, allowing the continuous passage of the breath
 
—adj
2.  relating to or denoting a continuant

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