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consonant

How many syllables in consonant?

  3 syllables

Divide consonant into syllables:   con-so-nant
Stressed syllable in consonant:   con-so-nant
How to pronounce consonant:   con-so-nant
How to say consonant:

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Define consonant



noun
  1. All letters in the English language except A, E, I, O, U.
  2. The letter Y is only a consonant if it is not behaving like a vowel.
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