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palatal |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Palatal \Pal"a*tal\, a. [Cf. F. palatal.] 1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as the palatal bones. 2. (Phonetics) Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Palatal \Pal"a*tal\, n. (Phon.) A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: palatal adj 1: relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" [syn: {palatine}] 2: produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') [syn: {palatalized}] n : a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
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