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consonantal
/ ˌkɒnsəˈnæntəl /
adjective
- relating to, functioning as, or constituting a consonant, such as the semivowel w in English work
- consisting of or characterized by consonants
a consonantal cluster
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Derived Forms
- ˌconsoˈnantally, adverb
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Other Words From
- conso·nantal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of consonantal1
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Example Sentences
Again and again that melancholy ululation, with never a consonantal sound to break it, went forth into the night.
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Only the latter is a true illustration of consonantal modification as a grammatical process.
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A subsidiary but by no means unimportant grammatical process is that of internal vocalic or consonantal change.
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Consonantal change as a functional process is probably far less common than vocalic modifications, but it is not exactly rare.
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There are four main types of articulation generally recognized within the consonantal group of sounds.
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