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sonant

Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/

The English word “sonant” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
  2. Voiced.

noun

  1. A voiced speech sound.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis. By surface analysis, Latin son(ō) + -ant.

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