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consonantal
or con·so·nan·tic
[ kon-suh-nan-tl ]
/ ˌkɒn səˈnæn tl /
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OTHER WORDS FROM consonantal
con·so·nan·tal·ly, adverbWords nearby consonantal
consols, consolute, consommé, consonance, consonant, consonantal, consonantalize, consonantism, consonantize, consonants, consonant shift
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British Dictionary definitions for consonantal
consonantal
/ (ˌkɒnsəˈnæntəl) /
adjective
relating to, functioning as, or constituting a consonant, such as the semivowel w in English work
consisting of or characterized by consonantsa consonantal cluster
Derived forms of consonantal
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