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Definition consonant in British English

consonant noun

[countable] noun
/ˈkɒnsənənt/
1

a speech sound made by stopping all or some of the air going out of your mouth

Synonyms and related words
affricate alveolar articulator
2

a letter of the alphabet used as a symbol for a consonant. All the letters of the English alphabet are consonants except for 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', and 'u', which are vowels.

Synonyms and related words
alphabet alphabetical alphabetise
Definition consonant in British English

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b (noun) c (noun) consonant (noun) consonant (adjective) d (noun) f (noun) g (noun) h (noun) j (noun) k (noun) l (noun) m (noun) n (noun) p (noun) q (noun) r (noun) s (noun) syllabic consonant (noun) t (noun) v (noun) w (noun)