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| 1. | [ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a speech sound that is not a vowel | |
| Related terms: | vowel phone affricate labial_consonant aspirate continuant_consonant sibilant surd guttural geminate stop_consonant alveolar_consonant | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant | |
| Related terms: | letter | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] involving or characterized by harmony | |
| Synonyms: | in_harmony harmonical harmonized harmonic | |
| Related terms: | harmonious | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] involving or characterized by harmony | |
| Synonyms: | in_harmony harmonical harmonized harmonised harmonic | |
| Related terms: | harmonious | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] in keeping | |
| Synonyms: | concordant in_agreement in_accord agreeable conformable accordant | |
| Examples: | "salaries agreeable with current trends" "plans conformable with your wishes" "expressed views concordant with his background" |
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| Related terms: | consistent | |
| Similar spelling: |
consonantal consonate consonance consent consenting connexion consentient |
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