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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

relation go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

part, portion, component, constituent, component part go
something determined in relation to something that includes it

language unit, linguistic unit go
one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

phone, sound, speech sound go
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

consonant
a speech sound that is not a vowel

noun.communication

12 Subcategories

alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental go
a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
obstruent go
a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
aspirate go
a consonant pronounced with aspiration
labial consonant, labial go
a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
labiodental consonant, labiodental go
a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth
nasal, nasal consonant go
a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
lingual go
a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
liquid go
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
geminate go
a doubled or long consonant
surd, voiceless consonant go
a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords
velar, velar consonant go
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant go
a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat