| a. | 1. | Of the nature of a consonant; pertaining to consonants. |
| 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" Antonyms: 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 | |
| 3. | consonantal - of liquids and nasals Synonyms: nonvocalic, nonsyllabic |
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