Consonantism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The consonant system of a language or dialect. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The consonants, sequence of consonants, or the quality peculiar to the consonants of a given word or group of words. countable, uncountable

    "Still unexplained are geminate *-ll- in type 4, and the aberrant consonantism in type 3, where the *-r- found in the other forms appears to have been replaced with *-θ-"

Synonyms

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consonanthood

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"Still unexplained are geminate *-ll- in type 4, and the aberrant consonantism in type 3, where the *-r- found in the other forms appears to have been replaced with *-θ-"

Etymology

From consonant + -ism.

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