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formant
noun for·mant \ˈfȯr-mənt, -ˌmant\
Definition of FORMANT
: a characteristic component of the quality of a speech sound; specifically : any of several resonance bands held to determine the phonetic quality of a vowel
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First Known Use of FORMANT
1901
Rhymes with FORMANT
aslant, bacchant, bacchante, bezant, courante, decant, descant, displant, eggplant, enceinte, enchant, explant, extant, face-plant, fire ant, gallant, Gallant, gas plant, grandaunt, houseplant, ice plant, implant, incant, jade plant, land grant, leadplant, levant, Levant, musk plant, pieplant, pissant, plainchant, pourpoint, preplant, recant, red ant, replant, savant, seed plant, snow plant, supplant, transplant, white ant
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