Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - consonant
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Consonant
consonant
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~-, consonans, present participle of consonare to sound together, agree, from com- + sonare to sound — more at sound Date: 15th century 1. being in agreement or harmony ; free from elements making for discord 2. marked by musical consonances 3. having similar sounds ~ words 4. relating to or exhibiting consonance ; resonant • ~ly adverb II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, consonans, from present participle of consonare Date: 14th century one of a class of speech sounds (as p, g, n, l, s, r) characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel; also a letter representing a ~ — usually used in English of any letter except a, e, i, o, and u
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed, and which to form a syllable must be combined with a vowel. 2 a letter or letters representing this. --adj. (foll. by with, to) 1 consistent; in agreement or harmony. 2 similar in sound. 3 Mus. making a concord. Derivatives consonantal adj. consonantly adv. Etymology: ME f. F f. L consonare (as com-, sonare sound f. sonus) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. фон. согласный звук 2. буква, обозначающая согласный звук 3. согласный the opinion is consonant to law —- это суждение не противоречит закону 4. (with) совместимый, сообразный your actions are not consonant with your principles —- ваши действия несовместимы с вашими принципами position in the service consonant with one's rank —- должность, соответствующая воинскому званию 5. созвучный; гармоничный consonant words —- созвучные слова ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) phon. согласный звук 2) буква, обозначающая согласный звук 2. adj. 1) согласный c (to); совместимый (with) 2) созвучный; гармоничный ...Англо-русский словарь
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(consonants) A consonant is a sound such as ‘p’, ‘f’, ‘n’, or ‘t’ which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n 1 a speech sound made by partly or completely stopping the flow of air through the mouth 2 a letter that represents one of these sounds. The letters `a', `e', `i', `o', and `u' represent vowels, and all the other letters are consonants ~2 adj 1 consonant with formal not seeming to show that a statement or belief is wrong (This policy is scarcely consonant with the government's declared aims.) 2 technical being a combination of musical notes that sounds pleasant ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 14c., from L. consonantem (nom. consonans), prp. of consonare "to sound together," from com- "with" + sonare, from sonus "sound." Consonants thought of as sounds that are only produced together with vowels. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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