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SONANT

\sˈɒnənt], \sˈɒnənt], \s_ˈɒ_n_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of SONANT

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary

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(linguistics) of speech sounds
a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
A sonant letter.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A sonant letter.
Sounded; sounding; vocal.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A sonant letter.
Sounding.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Of or pertaining to sound; having sound; vocal.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

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