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- (noun): A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
- (noun): A letter representing the sound of a consonant.
- (adjective): Characterized by harmony or agreement.
- (adjective): Having the same sound.
- (adjective): Harmonizing together; accordant.
- (adjective): Of or relating to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.
- The 19 unquestionable consonants in the English alphabet are B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Z.
- consonant tones; consonant chords