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preconsonantal

[ pree-kon-suh-nan-tl, pree-kon- ]

adjective

, Phonetics.
  1. immediately preceding a consonant.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of preconsonantal1

First recorded in 1950–55; pre- + consonantal

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