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CONSONANT SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The system of consonants used in a particular language
Synonyms:
consonant system; consonantal system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("consonant system" is a kind of...):
phonemic system (the system of phonemes recognized in a language)