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consonant

[kon-suh-nuhnt] / ˈkɒn sə nənt /


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In a milieu where dissonance had long been king, this was assertively consonant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Now he seems to regret it—though he still hasn’t apologized directly or acknowledged that he was wrong, and is pretending that what he said earlier is consonant with what he’s saying now.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2025

These consonant clusters comprise multiple letters when written out in the Roman alphabet, but are one letter in the Yautja alphabet.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

The multinational taking over The Connector is the consonant cluster VorschlagXE.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Why are some note combinations consonant and some dissonant?

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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