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SURD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does surd mean?
• SURD (noun)
The noun SURD has 1 sense:
1. a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords
Familiarity information: SURD used as a noun is very rare.
• SURD (adjective)
The adjective SURD has 1 sense:
1. produced without vibration of the vocal cords
Familiarity information: SURD used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
surd; voiceless consonant
Hypernyms ("surd" is a kind of...):
consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produced without vibration of the vocal cords
Synonyms:
hard; surd; unvoiced; voiceless
Context example:
unvoiced consonants such as 'p' and 'k' and 's'
Similar:
whispered (spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords)
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