contoid

English

Etymology

From con(sonan)t +‎ -oid. First appears c. the 1940s.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.tɔɪd/

Noun

contoid (plural contoids)

  1. (linguistics) A phonetic consonant, as opposed to a phonological one.
    Coordinate term: vocoid

Translations

References

  1. ^ “contoid”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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