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Consonant

/kˈɑnsənənt/
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(noun) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.

The letter T is a common consonant.
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In English grammar, the letter 'b' is a typical ____, while the letter 'a' is a vowel.

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