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Word: Sonant
Speech Type: Adjective
early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin sonant-, sonāns, present participle of sonāre to sound
Of a sound or letter: uttered using the vocal cords; voiced.
Syllabic; capable of forming a syllable, or of constituting the essential element of a syllable.
Word: Sonant
Speech Type: Noun
A voiced sound or letter.
A syllabic sound; (now usually) a syllabic consonant, or one that can be either syllabic or non-syllabic.
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