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nonsonorant

nonsonorant noun: a speech sound that is not a sonorant.

Noun

nonsonorant (plural nonsonorants)

  1. A speech sound that is not a sonorant

Forms of nonsonorant

pluralnonsonorants

Origin of nonsonorant

From non- + sonorant.

Questions about nonsonorant

What does nonsonorant mean?
Nonsonorant means a speech sound that is not a sonorant.
What part of speech is nonsonorant?
Nonsonorant is a noun.
What is the plural of nonsonorant?
The plural of nonsonorant is nonsonorants.

Words near nonsonorant in the dictionary

  1. nonsonant
  2. nonsonants
  3. nonsongbird
  4. nonsongbirds
  5. nonsonicated
  6. nonsonorant
  7. nonsonorants
  8. nonsonorous
  9. nonsoporific
  10. nonsorediate
  11. nonsororal

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