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Meaning of sonorant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt

Definitions

A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.

Equivalents

Deutsch Klanglaut Sonorant
Suomi sonorinen
Հայերեն ձայնորդ
日本語 共鳴音 朗
Português consonante soante soante
Русский соно́рный

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sonoreactor sonorescence sonorheometry sonoriety sonorisation Sonorities

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