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(sō′nənt)

adjective

of sound
having sound; sounding

Origin: L sonans, sounding, prp. of sonare, to sound

noun

a syllabic consonant
a voiced sound

See sonant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Voiced, as a speech sound.

noun

A voiced speech sound.
A syllabic consonant in Indo-European.

Origin:

Origin: Latin sonāns, sonant-

Origin: , present participle of sonāre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots

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