sonorant
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/səˈnɔːr(ə)nt/
English
Definitions
noun
- A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.
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Synonyms
resonantcodasopen syllablelax vowelatonicsilent hunrounded vowelvowellessnessapocopeaphoniafinal obstruent devoicingsyncopesoundlessnessaphesissoundnonsilencenonspeak