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Meaning of word continuant from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

continuant noun

Meaning : Consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract.

A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it.

His stop consonants are too aspirated.
occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant

continuant adjective

Meaning : Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').

Synonyms : fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident

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palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

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Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

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Get stuck while doing something.

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(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

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