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continuant

continuant noun: a linguistic sound other than a stop.

Noun

continuant (plural continuants)

  1. A linguistic sound other than a stop.
  2. A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
    • As a further point of clarification, notice that (C0) does not characterize a criterion for determining whether a continuant x of kind K that exists at t 1 is identical to a continuant y of kind K that exists at t 2 .2007 July 18, Thomas Sattig, “Identity in 4D”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, →DOI
  3. An endurant.
  4. An inherited descendant.
    • It must moreover be noted that the Sardinian lexicon does not in fact present evidence for the identification of -V́rr- as a pre-Roman suffix. More convincing is Wolf's identification of this word [lipòrra] as a continuant of *lepórna < *lepórĭna << Lat. leporīnus 'of hares, hare-'.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 90

Adjective

continuant (comparative more continuant, superlative most continuant)

  1. Continuing; prolonged; sustained.
    • a continuant sound

continuant meaning in Tamil

continuant in Tamil

தொடரொலி

Forms of continuant

Noun
pluralcontinuants
Adjective
comparativemore continuant
superlativemost continuant

Origin of continuant

From continue + -ant.

Questions about continuant

What does continuant mean?
Continuant means a linguistic sound other than a stop.
What is continuant in Tamil?
Continuant in Tamil is தொடரொலி. See Continuant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is continuant?
Continuant can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of continuant?
The plural of continuant is continuants.

Words near continuant in the dictionary

  1. continuance
  2. continuances
  3. continuancies
  4. continuancy
  5. continuando
  6. continuant
  7. continuantly
  8. continuants
  9. continuate
  10. continuately
  11. continuation

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