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sonorants

sonorants is the plural of sonorant.

Meaning of sonorant

Noun

sonorant (plural sonorants)

  1. A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.
    Synonyms:
    resonant
    Antonyms:
    obstruent

Questions about sonorants

What is sonorants the plural of?
Sonorants is the plural of sonorant.

Words near sonorants in the dictionary

  1. Sonoran Desert toad
  2. Sonoran Desert toads
  3. sonorancy
  4. Sonorans
  5. sonorant
  6. sonorants
  7. Sonoras
  8. sonoreactor
  9. sonoreactors
  10. sonorescence
  11. sonorescent

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