consonantism

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kon′sə nən tiz′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•so•nant•ism  (kon′sə nən tiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Phoneticsthe system of consonants of a particular language.
  2. Phoneticsthe nature, distribution, or phonology of the consonants of a word, group of words, or language.
  • consonant + -ism 1870–75

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