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Answer for the clue "Speech sound ", 6 letters:
sonant

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1846, from Latin sonantem (nominative sonans ), present participle of sonare "make a noise," (see sonata ). As a noun from 1849.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to sound; sounding. 2 (context linguistics English) voiced n. (context linguistics English) A voiced letter.

Usage examples of sonant.

Cynthi graditur mollique fluentem fronde premit crinem fingens atque implicat auro tela sonant umeris: haud illo segnior ibat Aeneas, tantum egregio decus enitet ore.

A deep, rumbling, string of vowellike sonants that seemed for all the worid an attempt at vocalization.