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Translate continuant from English to French

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continuant:
The word continuant exists in our database, but we currently do not have a translation from English to French.
- Synonyms for "continuant":
  fricative; sibilant; spirant; strident; soft
  constant; continual
  continuant consonant; obstruent

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Detailed Translations for continuant from English to French

continuant:

Translation Matrix for continuant:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	continuant consonant
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	fricative; sibilant; spirant; strident

Synonyms for "continuant":

fricative; sibilant; spirant; strident; soft
constant; continual
continuant consonant; obstruent

Antonyms for "continuant":

stop consonant

Related Definitions for "continuant":

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')¹
consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract¹

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