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English
Etymology
From pre- + consonant + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹi.kɒn.səˈnæn.təl/
Adjective
preconsonantal (not comparable)
- Immediately preceding a consonant or consonant sound.
- Antonym: prevocalic
2005, José Ignacio Hualde, The Sounds of Spanish, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 28:Thus, whereas practically all Caribbean speakers [of Spanish] aspirate preconsonantal and word-final /s/ [pronouncing it as [h]] to a certain extent (except, perhaps, for some radio announcers), this is a highly variable process and the highest indices of aspiration and deletion of /s/ are found in the most colloquial styles.
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