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Definition of Sonant

1. Adjective. Produced with vibration of the vocal cords. "Voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"

2. Noun. A speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords.

Definition of Sonant

1. a. Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.

Definition of Sonant

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to sound; sounding. ¹

2. Adjective. (linguistics) voiced ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sonant

1. a sound uttered with vibration of the vocal cords [n -S] : SONANTAL, SONANTIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Sonant

1. 1. Of or pertaining to sound; sounding. 2. Uttered, as an element of speech, with tone or proper vocal sound, as distinguished from mere breath sound; intonated; voiced; tonic; the opposite of nonvocal, or surd; sid of the vowels, semivowels, liquids, and nasals, and particularly of the consonants b, d, g hard, v, etc, as compared with their cognates p, t, k, f, etc, which are called nonvocal, surd, or aspirate. A sonant letter. Origin: L. Sonans, -antis, p.pr. Of sonare to sound. (04 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sonant

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 sonant (current term) sonantal sonantic sonants sonar sonarlike

sonarman sonarmen sonars sonata sonata form sonatalike sonatas sonatina sonatinas

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