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con·so·nant·ism | \ ˈkän(t)sənənˌtizəm \
plural -s
Definition of consonantism
1 : the consonant system (as of a language or dialect)
2 : the consonants, sequence of consonants, or quality peculiar to the consonants of a word or group of related words
the consonantism of the 4 words hardly seems … to point to Scandinavian origin— Stephen Ullmann
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