sonorant

noun

so·​no·​rant

səˈnōrənt,

-nȯr-

plural -s

1

: resonant

2

: a nonvocalic resonant sometimes with the exclusion of \r\, \y\, and \w\

Word History

Etymology

sonorous + -ant (as in sonant entry 2)

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