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Definition of consonant
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Consonant
(a.)
harmonizing
together;
accordant;
as,
consonant
tones,
consonant
chords..
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Consonant
::
Consonant
(a.)
harmonizing
together;
accordant;
as,
consonant
tones,
consonant
chords..
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..
V
::
V () V, the
twenty-second
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
is a vocal
consonant.
V and U are only
varieties
of the same
character,
U being the
cursive
form, while V is
better
adapted
for
engraving,
as in
stone.
The two
letters
were
formerly
used
indiscriminately,
and till a
comparatively
recent
date words
containing
them were often
classed
together
in
dictionaries
and other books of
reference
(see U). The
letter
V is from the Latin
alphabet,
where it was used both as a
consonant
(about
like Engli
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..
Vowel
::
Vowel (n.) A
vocal,
or
sometimes
a
whispered,
sound
modified
by
resonance
in the oral
passage,
the
peculiar
resonance
in each case
giving
to each
several
vowel its
distinctive
character
or
quality
as a sound of
speech;
--
distinguished
from a
consonant
in that the
latter,
whether
made with or
without
vocality,
derives
its
character
in every case from some kind of
obstructive
action
by the mouth
organs.
Also, a
letter
or
character
which
represents
such a
sound.
See Guide to
Pronunciation,
// 5, 1
Open
::
Open (a.)
Uttered,
as a
consonant,
with the oral
passage
simply
narrowed
without
closure,
as in
uttering
s..
Unaccountable
::
Unaccountable
(a.) Not to be
accounted
for;
inexplicable;
not
consonant
with
reason
or rule;
strange;
mysterious.
Concord
::
Concord
(n.) An
agreeable
combination
of tones
simultaneously
heard;
a
consonant
chord;
consonance;
harmony.
Aspirate
::
Aspirate
(v. t.) To
pronounce
with a
breathing,
an
aspirate,
or an h
sound;
as, we
aspirate
the words horse and
house;
to
aspirate
a vowel or a
liquid
consonant..
Retardation
::
Retardation
(n.) The
keeping
back of an
approaching
consonant
chord by
prolonging
one or more tones of a
previous
chord into the
intermediate
chord which
follows;
--
differing
from
suspension
by
resolving
upwards
instead
of
downwards.
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..
Soft
::
Soft
(superl.)
Applied
to a
palatal,
a
sibilant,
or a
dental
consonant
(as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as
distinguished
from a
guttural
mute (as g in go, c in cone,
etc.);
--
opposed
to
hard..
Consonantness
::
Consonantness
(n.) The
quality
or
condition
of being
consonant,
agreeable,
or
consistent..
Resolution
::
Resolution
(n.) The
passing
of a
dissonant
into a
consonant
chord by the
rising
or
falling
of the note which makes the
discord.
K
::
K () the
eleventh
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
is
nonvocal
consonant.
The form and sound of the
letter
K are from the
Latin,
which used the
letter
but
little
except
in the early
period
of the
language.
It came into the Latin from the
Greek,
which
received
it from a
Phoenician
source,
the
ultimate
origin
probably
being
Egyptian.
Etymologically
K is most
nearly
related
to c, g, h
(which
see)..
Voiceless
::
Voiceless
(a.) Not
sounded
with
voice;
as, a
voiceless
consonant;
surd..
L
::
L () L is the
twelfth
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
and a vocal
consonant.
It is
usually
called
a
semivowel
or
liquid.
Its form and value are from the
Greek,
through
the
Latin,
the form of the Greek
letter
being from the
Phoenician,
and the
ultimate
origin
prob.
Egyptian.
Etymologically,
it is most
closely
related
to r and u; as in
pilgrim,
peregrine,
couch (fr.
collocare),
aubura
(fr. LL.
alburnus)..
Assonance
::
Assonance
(n.) A
peculiar
species
of
rhyme,
in which the last
acce`ted
vow`l and tnose whioh
follow
it in one word
correspond
in sound with the
vowels
of
another
word, while the
consonants
of the two words are
unlike
in
sound;
as,
calamo
and
platano,
baby and
chary..
A
::
A
(prep.)
In
process
of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with
verbal
substantives
in -ing which begin with a
consonant.
This is a
shortened
form of the
preposition
an
(which
was used
before
the vowel
sound);
as in a
hunting,
a
building,
a
begging..
Harmonious
::
Harmonious
(a.)
Vocally
or
musically
concordant;
agreeably
consonant;
symphonious.
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