Difference between Sibilant and Continuant

What is the difference between Sibilant and Continuant?

Sibilant as a noun is a hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'. while Continuant as a noun is a linguistic sound other than a stop

Sibilant

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Characterized by a hissing sound such as the "s" or "sh" in sash or surge.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'.

Continuant

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A linguistic sound other than a stopA determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.

We hope you now know whether to use Sibilant or Continuant in your sentence.

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