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consonantal

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con·so·nan·tal  (kns-nntl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a consonant.
2. Containing a consonant or consonants.
conso·nantal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.consonantal - being or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant; "consonantal sounds"; "a consonantal Hebrew text"; "consonantal alliteration"; "a consonantal cluster"
vocalic - being or containing or characterized by vowels; "vocalic sounds"; "the Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic"- Walter Scott
2.consonantal - relating to or having the nature of a consonant
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To a present-day reader the verse sounds crude, the more so because of the harshly consonantal character of the Anglo-Saxon language; and in comparison with modern poetry it is undoubtedly unmelodious.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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