| NOUN | communication | continuant, continuant consonant | consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | continuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then') |
| Meaning | Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then'). | |
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| Synonyms | fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident | |
| Broader | soft | (of speech sounds) |
| Spanish | aspirante, fricativo, sibilante | |
| Catalan | aspirant, fricatiu, sibilant | |
| Nouns | continuance | the property of enduring or continuing in time |
| Meaning | consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract. | |
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| Synonym | continuant consonant | |
| Narrower | fricative consonant, fricative, spirant | A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract |
| Broader | obstruent | A consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth |
| Opposite | stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive | A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it |
| Spanish | consonante continua, continuant | |
| Catalan | consonant contínua, continuant | |
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