noun, adjective
noun (phonetics)
1 a speech sound made by completely or partly stopping the flow of air being breathed out through the mouth
2 a letter of the alphabet that represents a consonant sound, for example 'b', 'c', 'd', 'f', etc.
compareVOWEL
adjective ~ with sth (formal) agreeing with or being the same as sth else
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of consonant come from?
This entry for consonant is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does consonant appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — consonant appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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