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Definition of consonant
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Consonant
(a.)
Having
agreement;
congruous;
consistent;
according;
--
usually
followed
by with or to.
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Com-
::
Com- () A
prefix
from the Latin
preposition
cum,
signifying
with,
together,
in
conjunction,
very, etc. It is used in the form com-
before
b, m, p, and
sometimes
f, and by
assimilation
becomes
col-
before
l, cor-
before
r, and con-
before
any
consonant
except
b, h, l, m, p, r, and w.
Before
a vowel com-
becomes
co-; also
before
h, w, and
sometimes
before
other
consonants..
Evangelical
::
Evangelical
(a.)
Belonging
to,
agreeable
or
consonant
to, or
contained
in, the
gospel,
or the truth
taught
in the New
Testament;
as,
evangelical
religion..
J
::
"J () J is the tenth
letter
of the
English
alphabet.
It is a later
variant
form of the Roman
letter
I, used to
express
a
consonantal
sound,
that is,
originally,
the sound of
English
y in yet. The forms J and I have, until a
recent
time, been
classed
together,
and they have been used
interchangeably..
Nasal
::
Nasal (a.)
Having
a
quality
imparted
by means of the nose; and
specifically,
made by
lowering
the soft
palate,
in some cases with
closure
of the oral
passage,
the voice thus
issuing
(wholly
or
partially)
through
the nose, as in the
consonants
m, n, ng (see Guide to
Pronunciation,
// 20, 208);
characterized
by
resonance
in the nasal
passage;
as, a nasal
vowel;
a nasal
utterance..
Buzz
::
Buzz (n.) The
audible
friction
of voice
consonants.
Lene
::
Lene (n.) Any one of the lene
consonants,
as p, k, or t (or Gr. /, /, /)..
W
::
W () the
twenty-third
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
is
usually
a
consonant,
but
sometimes
it is a
vowel,
forming
the
second
element
of
certain
diphthongs,
as in few, how. It takes its
written
form and its name from the
repetition
of a V, this being the
original
form of the Roman
capital
letter
which we call U.
Etymologically
it is most
related
to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the
uneducated
classes
in
England,
especially
in
London,
confuse
w and v,
substituting
the one for the
other,
as weal
Uniform
::
Uniform
(a.) Of the same form with
others;
agreeing
with each
other;
conforming
to one rule or mode;
consonant.
Concordant
::
Concordant
(a.)
Agreeing;
correspondent;
harmonious;
consonant.
Explosive
::
Explosive
(n.) A sound
produced
by an
explosive
impulse
of the
breath;
(Phonetics)
one of
consonants
p, b, t, d, k, g, which are
sounded
with a sort of
explosive
power of
voice.
[See Guide to
Pronunciation,
Ã
155-7,
184.].
Uncertain
::
Uncertain
(a.)
Irresolute;
inconsonant;
variable;
untrustworthy;
as, an
uncertain
person;
an
uncertain
breeze..
Sonant
::
Sonant
(a.)
Uttered,
as an
element
of
speech,
with tone or
proper
vocal
sound,
as
distinguished
from mere
breath
sound;
intonated;
voiced;
tonic;
the
opposite
of
nonvocal,
or surd; -- sid of the
vowels,
semivowels,
liquids,
and
nasals,
and
particularly
of the
consonants
b, d, g hard, v, etc., as
compared
with their
cognates
p, t, k, f, etc., which are
called
nonvocal,
surd, or
aspirate..
Lene
::
Lene (a.)
Applied
to
certain
mute
consonants,
as p, k, and t (or Gr. /, /, /)..
Republican
::
Republican
(a.)
Consonant
with the
principles
of a
republic;
as,
republican
sentiments
or
opinions;
republican
manners..
Rightful
::
Rightful
(a.)
Consonant
to
justice;
just; as, a
rightful
cause..
Breathe
::
Breathe
(v. t.) To utter
without
vocality,
as the
nonvocal
consonants..
D
::
D () The
fourth
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
and a vocal
consonant.
The
English
letter
is from
Latin,
which is from
Greek,
which took it from
Ph/nician,
the
probable
ultimate
origin
being
Egyptian.
It is
related
most
nearly
to t and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng.
daughter,
G.
tochter,
Gr.
qyga`thr,
Skr.
duhitr.
See Guide to
Pronunciation,
Ã178,
179, 229..
Consonant
::
Consonant
(a.)
Having
agreement;
congruous;
consistent;
according;
--
usually
followed
by with or to.
Voice
::
Voice (n.) Sound of the kind or
quality
heard in
speech
or song in the
consonants
b, v, d, etc., and in the
vowels;
sonant,
or
intonated,
utterance;
tone; --
distinguished
from mere
breath
sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and also
whisper..
Labial
::
Labial
(a.)
Articulated,
as a
consonant,
mainly
by the lips, as b, p, m, w..
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