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consonantal 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. being or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant; "consonantal sounds"; "a consonantal Hebrew text"; "consonantal alliteration"; "a consonantal cluster"
  2. (Consonants) all the letters in the alphabet, except for a, e, i, o, and u.
  3. Consonants are pronounced the same as in English with the following exceptions:
  4. (Consonants) are the letters of the alphabet other than the vowels - include a,b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z.
  5. (Consonants) A speech sound that is not a vowel. They involve a significant restriction and are therefore weaker in amplitude and often "noisier" than vowels.
  6. (Consonants) b, ch, d, f, g, h, hh, j, k, l, m, n, ng, ny, p, r, s, t, v, w, y
  7. (Consonants) the English letters whose sounds are produced in the mouth and throat by blocking or controlling the air in some way; they may be voiced or unvoiced.