Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Half or partly consonant in character.
  • noun A sound (vowel) having a partly consonantal character, as y in you or loyal; a semivowel viewed as a consonant.

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  • noun A semivowel.

Etymologies

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semi- +‎ consonant

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