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continuant

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con⋅tin⋅u⋅ant

  [kuhn-tin-yoo-uhnt] Phonetics
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–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.
Origin:
1600–10; < L continuant-, s. of continuāns, prp. of continuāre to continue; see -ant
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con·tin·u·ant   (kən-tĭn'yōō-ənt)   
n.  A consonant, such as (s), (z), (m), or (l), that can be prolonged as long as the breath lasts without a change in quality.
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