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Meaning of consonanthood | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The property of being a consonant.

uncountable

Examples

“However, since timing tiers lack the information of consonanthood and vowelhood in other syllable theories, consonanthood and vowelhood must be defined in different ways depending on phonological theories.”
“The physiological identity of syllabic consonants on the other hand, their consonanthood, is left unrecorded.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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