"contoid" meaning in English

See contoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒn.tɔɪd/ Forms: contoids [plural]
Etymology: From con(sonan)t + -oid. First attested in c. 1940s. Etymology templates: {{af|en|consonant|-oid|alt1=con(sonan)t}} con(sonan)t + -oid, {{etydate|c|1940s}} First attested in c. 1940s Head templates: {{en-noun}} contoid (plural contoids)
  1. (linguistics) A phonetic consonant, as opposed to a phonological one. Related terms: consonantoid Coordinate_terms: vocoid Translations (phonetic consonant): contoïde [feminine] (French), contoide [masculine] (Italian), kontoid [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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