sonority
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so·nor·i·ty
(sə-nôr′ĭ-tē, -nŏr′-)n. pl. so·nor·i·ties
1. The quality or state of being sonorous; resonance.
2. A sound.
3. Linguistics The degree to which a speech sound is like a vowel. Plosives have the least sonority and vowels have the most.
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so•nor•i•ty
(səˈnɔr ɪ ti, -ˈnɒr-)n., pl. -ties.
the condition or quality of being resonant or sonorous.
[1515–25]
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Noun | 1. | sonority - having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant |
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sonority
n → Klangfülle f
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