Meaning Of The Word Sonorant
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Sonorant Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Sonorant?
sonorant in American English
a voiced consonant that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than an unvoiced plosive and that may occur as a syllabic noun: a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, j, n, m, w) sonorant in British English noun: one of the frictionless continuants or nasals (l, r, m, n, ŋ ) having consonantal or vocalic functions depending on its situation within the syllable |
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