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Meaning of CONSONANTAL

Pronunciation:  `kânsu'nantl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  (phonology) of liquids and nasals
  2. [adj]  being or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant; "consonantal sounds"; "a consonantal Hebrew text"; "consonantal alliteration"; "a consonantal cluster"
  3. [adj]  relating to or having the nature of a consonant
 
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 Synonyms: nonsyllabic, nonvocalic
 
 Antonyms: syllabic, vocalic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Con`so*nan"tal\, a.
Of the nature of a consonant; pertaining to consonants.
 
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