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Noun: continuant consonant
  1. Consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
    "The 's' sound in 'sun' is an example of a continuant consonant";
    - continuant

Derived forms: continuant consonants

Type of: obstruent

Encyclopedia: Continuant consonant