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sonorant definition

so·no·rant (sə nôr′ənt, sō-)

noun

Phonet. a voiced consonant that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than an unvoiced plosive and that may occur as a syllabic English sonorants are (l), (r), (w), (y), (m), (n), and (ŋ)

Etymology: sonor(ous) + (conson)ant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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