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continuant
adj 1: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a
constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both
`thin' and `then') [synonym: {fricative}, {continuant},
{sibilant}, {spirant}, {strident}]
n 1: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the
vocal tract [synonym: {continuant consonant}, {continuant}]
[ant: {occlusive}, {plosive}, {plosive consonant}, {plosive
speech sound}, {stop}, {stop consonant}]