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SURD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords
Synonyms:
surd; voiceless consonant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("surd" is a kind of...):
consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produced without vibration of the vocal cords
Example:
unvoiced consonants such as 'p' and 'k' and 's'
Synonyms:
hard; surd; unvoiced; voiceless
Classified under:
Similar:
whispered (spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords)
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