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continuant consonant vs fricative consonant

fricative consonant vs continuant consonant

continuant consonant and fricative consonant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
continuant consonant Yes No No No
fricative consonant Yes No No No
As nouns, fricative consonant is a hyponym of continuant consonant; that is, fricative consonant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than continuant consonant:
  • continuant consonant: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
  • fricative consonant: a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Other hyponyms of continuant consonant include fricative, spirant.
continuant consonant (noun) fricative consonant (noun)
consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Difference between continuant consonant and fricative consonant

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