postconsonantal
/ˌpoʊstˌkɑnsəˈnæntəl/
adjective
- Occurring immediately after a consonant in speech or writing.
- In the word 'apt,' the 't' is in a postconsonantal position after the 'p'.
- The postconsonantal 'r' in 'pray' is pronounced differently than in 'ray'.
- Linguists study how vowels change in postconsonantal environments.
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