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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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T
::
T () the
twentieth
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
is a
nonvocal
consonant.
With the
letter
h it forms the
digraph
th, which has two
distinct
sounds,
as in thin, then. See Guide to
Pronunciation,
//262-264,
and also
//153,
156, 169, 172, 176,
178-180..
Nonvocal
::
Nonvocal
(n.) A
nonvocal
consonant.
P
::
P () the
sixteenth
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
is a
nonvocal
consonant
whose form and value come from the
Latin,
into which
language
the
letter
was
brought,
through
the
ancient
Greek,
from the
Phoenician,
its
probable
origin
being
Egyptian.
Etymologically
P is most
closely
related
to b, f, and v; as
hobble,
hopple;
father,
paternal;
recipient,
receive.
See B, F, and M..
Rhyme
::
Rhyme (n.)
Correspondence
of sound in the
terminating
words or
syllables
of two or more
verses,
one
succeeding
another
immediately
or at no great
distance.
The words or
syllables
so used must not begin with the same
consonant,
or if one
begins
with a vowel the other must begin with a
consonant.
The vowel
sounds
and
accents
must be the same, as also the
sounds
of the final
consonants
if there be any..
Labial
::
Labial
(a.)
Articulated,
as a
consonant,
mainly
by the lips, as b, p, m, w..
Cacuminal
::
Cacuminal
(a.)
Pertaining
to the top of the
palate;
cerebral;
--
applied
to
certain
consonants;
as,
cacuminal
(or
cerebral)
letters..
Harmonical
::
Harmonical
(a.)
Concordant;
musical;
consonant;
as,
harmonic
sounds..
Lene
::
Lene (a.)
Applied
to
certain
mute
consonants,
as p, k, and t (or Gr. /, /, /)..
Cerebral
::
Cerebral
(n.) One of a class of
lingual
consonants
in the East
Indian
languages.
See
Lingual,
n..
Rightful
::
Rightful
(a.)
Consonant
to
justice;
just; as, a
rightful
cause..
Shut
::
Shut (a.)
Formed
by
complete
closure
of the mouth
passage,
and with the nose
passage
remaining
closed;
stopped,
as are the mute
consonants,
p, t, k, b, d, and hard g..
Shut
::
Shut (a.) Cut off
sharply
and
abruptly
by a
following
consonant
in the same
syllable,
as the
English
short
vowels,
/, /, /, /, /,
always
are..
Articulation
::
Articulation
(n.) A sound made by the vocal
organs;
an
articulate
utterance
or an
elementary
sound,
esp. a
consonant..
Pure
::
Pure
(superl.)
Of a
single,
simple
sound or tone; -- said of some
vowels
and the
unaspirated
consonants..
Uniform
::
Uniform
(a.) Of the same form with
others;
agreeing
with each
other;
conforming
to one rule or mode;
consonant.
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..
Nonsonant
::
Nonsonant
(n.) A
nonsonant
or
nonvocal
consonant.
Voiceless
::
Voiceless
(a.) Not
sounded
with
voice;
as, a
voiceless
consonant;
surd..
Uncertain
::
Uncertain
(a.)
Irresolute;
inconsonant;
variable;
untrustworthy;
as, an
uncertain
person;
an
uncertain
breeze..
Vocal
::
Vocal (a.)
Consisting
of, or
characterized
by,
voice,
or tone
produced
in the
larynx,
which may be
modified,
either
by
resonance,
as in the case of the
vowels,
or by
obstructive
action,
as in
certain
consonants,
such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the
nasals
m, n, ng;
sonant;
intonated;
voiced.
See
Voice,
and
Vowel,
also Guide to
Pronunciation,
//
199-202..
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