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Continuant

noun
1.
Consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract.  Synonym: continuant consonant.
adjective
1.
Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then').  Synonyms: fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident.



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"Continuant" Quotes from Famous Books



... p'ant Dieux p'r nous et p'r n're exploit; et sumes tout certiens q' p'r cause de vous devoutes p'eres et dautres, Dieu nous a en toutes nos besoignes be' vueliz aide; de quoi nous sumes a touz jo's tenuz de lui grazier, en p'ant que v're part ancy vieullietz faire en continuant dev's nous come devant ces heures avetz fait, de quoi nous nous tenons g'n'ment tenuz a vous. Et, rev'ent piere, endroit de n're estat, dont nous penceons bien q' vous desirez la v're merci doier bones nouvelles, vuellietz entendre q' a la faisance de cestes estions ...
— A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 • Anonymous



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