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Definition of Consonant system
1. Noun. The system of consonants used in a particular language.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Consonant System
Literary usage of Consonant system
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"... 53).18 The consonant system Phonology The system of consonants was a fairly
simple one. There were two series of occlusives, one voiced and one ..."
2. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"... 53).18 The consonant system Phonology The system of consonants was a fairly
simple one. There were two series of occlusives, one voiced and one ..."
3. Old English grammar by Elizabeth Mary Lea Wright, Joseph Wright (1908)
"DEVELOPMENT OF THE GENERAL GERMANIC CONSONANT-SYSTEM § 257. Before entering upon
the history of the individual consonants, it will be well to treat here ..."
4. Old English grammar by Joseph Wright, Elizabeth Mary Lea Wright (1908)
"DEVELOPMENT OF THE GENERAL GERMANIC CONSONANT-SYSTEM § 257. Before entering upon
the history of the individual consonants, it will be well to treat here ..."
5. Historical Grammar of the Ancient Persian Language by Edwin Lee Johnson (1917)
"... consonant system. 132. The Indo-European Consonants may be divided into
Explosives, Nasals, Liquids, Semivowels, ..."
6. History of the English Language by Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury (1894)
"THE OLD ENGLISH consonant system. There was also in Old English the double ...
The present English consonant system arranged in the same scheme to show the ..."