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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velar \Ve"lar\, a. [See {Velum}.]
1. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining
to the soft palate.
2. (Phon.) Having the place of articulation on the soft
palate; guttural; as the velar consonants, such as k and
hard q.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
velar
adj 1: of or relating to the velum
2: produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the
soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in
`sing')
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