continuant
/kən'tɪnjuənt/
nounadjective
10 letters4 syllables12 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
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ADJECTIVEConsonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract.
1
Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
WORD FORMS
Related formcontinuance
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinontinuantcay
Starts & ends withC … T
Syllablescon · tin · u · ant
SYNONYMS & RELATED7
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