consonantism

con·so·nant·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kon-suh-nuh n-tiz-uh m]
- /ˈkɒn sə nənˌtɪz əm/
- /ˈkɒnsənəntɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon-suh-nuh n-tiz-uh m]
- /ˈkɒn sə nənˌtɪz əm/

Definitions of consonantism word

noun consonantism the system of consonants of a particular language. 1
noun consonantism the nature, distribution, or phonology of the consonants of a word, group of words, or language. 1
noun consonantism The (study of the) consonant sounds of a language. 0

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Origin of consonantism

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; consonant + -ism

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Parts of speech for Consonantism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Consonantism

consonantism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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