"consonantary" meaning in English

See consonantary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: consonantaries [plural]
Etymology: Compare syllabary. Etymology templates: {{m|en|syllabary}} syllabary Head templates: {{en-noun}} consonantary (plural consonantaries)
  1. A script or writing system which has glyphs only for consonants. Categories (topical): Orthography, Writing systems Synonyms: abjad
    Sense id: en-consonantary-en-noun-FU007GMw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for consonantary meaning in English (1.2kB)

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