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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Continuant \Con*tin"u*ant\, a.
     Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound. --
     n. A continuant sound; a letter whose sound may be prolonged.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  continuant
       n : consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the
           vocal tract [syn: {continuant consonant}] [ant: {stop
           consonant}]

















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