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postconsonantal
[ pohst-kon-suh-nan-tl ]
/ ˌpoʊst kɒn səˈnæn tl /
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adjective Phonetics.
immediately following a consonant.
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Origin of postconsonantal
First recorded in 1930–35; post- + consonantal
Words nearby postconsonantal
postcoital, postcolonial, Postcomm, postcommunion, postconciliar, postconsonantal, postconsumer, postcranial, post-cyclic, postdate, postdeterminer
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How to use postconsonantal in a sentence
This applies more particularly to the verses affected by the question of postconsonantal h, which are quite few in number.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick