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sonorant

noun
so·​no·​rant | \ səˈnōrənt, -nȯr-\
plural -s

Definition of sonorant

1 : resonant
2 : a nonvocalic resonant sometimes with the exclusion of \r\, \y\, and \w\

History and Etymology for sonorant

sonorous + -ant (as in sonant entry 2)

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