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DENTAL CONSONANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dental consonant mean?
• DENTAL CONSONANT (noun)
The noun DENTAL CONSONANT has 1 sense:
1. a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
Familiarity information: DENTAL CONSONANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
alveolar; alveolar consonant; dental; dental consonant
Hypernyms ("dental consonant" is a kind of...):
consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)
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