continuant
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
continuant/kənˈtɪnjuənt/
▶noun
- 1 Phonetics a consonant which is sounded with the vocal tract only partly closed, allowing the breath to pass through and the sound to be prolonged (as with f, l, m, n, r, s, v).
- 2 Philosophy & Psychology a thing that retains its identity even though its states and relations may change.
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