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semiconsonante . 1. adj. Fon. General says of vowels i, u, in principle of diphthong or triphthong, as in stone, ice, Orchard, apreciáis, and more properly when in that position they are pronounced with sound of momentary, improlongable length, increasing articulatory opening and closest consonant to vowel timbre. U t. c. s. f.