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continuant

(k/@/n't/I/n/j//u//@/nt )

adjective (a)

Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract(noun.communication)

Synonym:
continuant consonant
Antonym:
occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant

source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')(adj.all)

Synonym:
fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident

source: wordnet30

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