#consonant  a speech sound that is not a vowel
  exclusion:  #vowel_sound
  supertype:  #speech_sound__phone__sound  (linguistics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
  subtype:  #alveolar_consonant__dental_consonant__alveolar  a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
  subtype:  #stop_consonant__stop__occlusive__plosive_consonant__plosiveconsonant__plosive_speech_sound__plosive  a consonant produced by stopping air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
     subtype:  #labial_stop  a stop consonant that is produced with the lips
     subtype:  #glottal_stop__glottalstop__glottal_plosive__glottalplosive__glottal_catch__glottalcatch  a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
     subtype:  #suction_stop__suctionstop  a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
  subtype:  #aspirate  a consonant pronounced with aspiration
  subtype:  #labial_consonant__labial  a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
     subtype:  #bilabial  a consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/
     subtype:  #labial_stop  a stop consonant that is produced with the lips
  subtype:  #continuant_consonant__continuant  consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
     subtype:  #fricative_consonant__fricative  a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
     subtype:  #nasal_consonant__nasal  a continuant consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
     subtype:  #liquid.continuant_consonant  a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r')
  subtype:  #sibilant_consonant__sibilant  a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
  subtype:  #affricate_consonant__affricateconsonant__affricate__affricative  a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
  subtype:  #surd__voiceless_consonant__voicelessconsonant  a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords
  subtype:  #guttural_consonant__guttural  a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat

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