consonne

Definitions of consonne
  1. noun
    a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
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    type of:
    lettre
    the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
  2. noun
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
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    antonyms:
    voyelle
    a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
    type of:
    mot, phonème
    (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
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