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continuant n. [
continuant consonant] consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
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continuant s. [
fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident] of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then')
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