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Meaning of consonants

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

consonants

noun

Definitions

  1. A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.

  2. A letter representing the sound of a consonant.

    Example: The 19 unquestionable consonants in the English alphabet are B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Z.