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continuant consonant - consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract | ||
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occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant, stop a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" | ||
obstruent a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth |