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Resonant

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɹɛzənənt

Definitions

  1. A sonorant vowel or consonant.
  2. Any of the Proto-Indo-European consonants *l, *m, *n, *r, *w (*u̯), and *y (*i̯) or its descendants in an Indo-European language, capable of syllabic pronunciation in the zero grade and represented by the cover symbol ⟨R⟩ in structural notation.
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Equivalents

Españolresonante
Françaisrésonant
日本語
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CEFR level

C2
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