Definition of Sonancy

1. a voiced character [n SONANCIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sonancy

somy
son-in-law
son-in-law egg
son-in-law eggs
son-of-a-bitch
son et lumière
son of a bitch
son of a gun
son of privilege
son of the manse
son of the morning
sonance
sonances
sonancies
sonancy (current term)
sonant
sonantal
sonantic
sonants
sonar
sonarlike
sonarman
sonarmen
sonars
sonata
sonata form
sonatalike
sonatas
sonatina

Literary usage of Sonancy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. General Principles of the Structure of Language by James Byrne (1892)
"... any other vowel (2) ; which arises from the small difference that is felt between the vocal sound of a vowel and the sustained sonancy of a vibratile. ..."

2. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1917)
"In final position the sonancy becomes very weak and short, the latter part of the occlusion and the release being entirely surd or unvoiced. ..."

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