Phrase guide

vocalic consonant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • vō-kăl′ĭk kŏn′sə-nənt
  • Received-Pronunciation: /vəʊ̯ˌkæl.ɪk ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /vəʊ̯ˌkal.ɪk ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/
  • General-American: /voʊ̯ˌkæl.ɪk ˈkɔn.sə.nənt/ without the cot–caught merger
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /voʊ̯ˌkæl.ɪk ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/
  • Canada, standard: /voʊ̯ˌkæl.ɪk ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/
  • Canada, dialectal: /voʊ̯ˌkæl.ɪk ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/
  • Australian: /vəʉ̯ˌkæl.ɪk ˈkɔn.sə.nənt/
  • Australian: /vɐʉ̯ˌkæl.ɪk ˈkɔn.sə.nənt/
  • New-Zealand: /vɐʉ̯ˌkɛl.ək ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/
  • Scotland: /voˌkal.ɪk ˈkɔn.sə.nənt/
  • Scotland: /voˌkal.ɪk ˈkɔn.sʌ.nʌnt/
  • India: /voːˌka(ː)l.ɪk ˈkɔn.so.nanʈ/

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of syllabic consonant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: syllabic consonant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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