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conjunct consonant


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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•so•nant /ˈkɑnsənənt/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Phoneticsa speech sound produced by stopping or changing the flow of air from the lungs(opposed to vowel  ).
  2. Phoneticsa letter or other symbol representing a consonant sound.

adj. [be + ~ + with]
  1. in accord or agreement:behavior that was consonant with his character.
See -son-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•so•nant  (kon′sə nənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Phonetics
    • Phonetics(in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b;
      t, d;
      k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v;
      s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel).
    • Phonetics(in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig (opposed to sonant). Cf. vowel (def. 1b).
    • Phonetics(in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.
  2. Linguistics, Phoneticsa letter that usually represents a consonant sound.

adj. 
  1. in agreement;
    agreeable;
    in accord;
    consistent (usually fol. by to or with):behavior consonant with his character.
  2. corresponding in sound, as words.
  3. harmonious, as sounds.
  4. Music and Danceconstituting a consonance.
  5. Physicsnoting or pertaining to sounds exhibiting consonance.
  6. Phoneticsconsonantal.
  • Latin consonant- (stem of consonāns, present participle of consonāre to sound with or together). See con-, sonant
  • Anglo-French)
  • Middle English consona(u)nt (1350–1400
con′so•nant•like′, adj. 
con′so•nant•ly, adv. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged concordant, congruous, conformant.
    • 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dissonant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
consonant / ˈkɒnsənənt/
  1. a speech sound or letter of the alphabet other than a vowel; a stop, fricative, or continuant
  1. (postpositive; followed by with or to) consistent; in agreement
  2. harmonious in tone or sound
  3. characterized by the presence of a consonance
  4. being or relating to a consonant
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin consonāns, from consonāre to sound at the same time, be in harmony, from sonāre to soundˈconsonantly

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