Consonant1. (a.) Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; -- usually followed by with or to.
2. (a.) Having like sounds.
3. (a.) harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant tones, consonant chords.
4. (a.) of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.
5. (n.) An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character representing such a sound.
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