CONTINUANT


Meaning of CONTINUANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -yü-ənt ]

noun

Date: 1861

1. : something that continues or serves as a continuation

2. : a speech sound (as a fricative or vowel) that is produced without a complete closure of the breath passage — compare stop

• continuant adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.