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English adjective: continuant | |||
| 1. | continuant of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') | ||
| Synonyms | fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident | ||
| Similar | soft | ||
| Antonyms | hard | ||
English noun: continuant | |||
| 1. | continuant (communication) consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract | ||
| Synonyms | continuant consonant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obstruent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fricative, fricative consonant, spirant | ||
| Antonyms | occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant, stop | ||
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