Sonorant

//səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.

Synonyms

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resonant

Etymology

From sonorous + -ant, 1930s.

Related phrases

nasal consonantvocal tract

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