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   consonant

   /ˈkɒnsənənt/

   noun

   • 1. a basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable. "fricatives are by far the largest group of English consonants"
   • ▪ a letter representing a consonant.

   adjective

   • 1. denoting or relating to a consonant: "a consonant phoneme"
   • 2. in agreement or harmony with: "the findings are consonant with other research"
   • ▪ making a harmonious interval or chord: "the bass is consonant with all the upper notes"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘letter representing a consonant’): via Old French from Latin consonare ‘sound together’, from con- ‘with’ + sonare ‘to sound’ (from sonus ‘sound’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. consonantal adjective
   • 2. consonantly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • S

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

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   • N

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   • T

     1

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