continuant

Words with a similar base: continuant, continuant_consonant

'continuant'

[continuant_consonant.n.01] as in: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract

'continuant'

[fricative.s.01] as in: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Origins

					continuant (English)
├── -ant (English)
│   └── -ant (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── continue (English)
    └── continuer (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
        └── continuare (Latin)

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