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noun
The consonant system of a language or dialect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
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noun
The consonants, sequence of consonants, or the quality peculiar to the consonants of a given word or group of words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
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History
From consonant + -ism.
Across languages
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