Continuant Definition & Meaning

continuant
adjective
  1. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
noun
  1. consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract

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