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velar |
Overview of adj velar The adj velar has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. velar -- (of or relating to the velum) 2. velar -- (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')) Antonyms of adj velar 1 of 2 senses of velar Sense 2 velar INDIRECT (VIA hard) -> soft Similarity of adj velar 2 senses of velar Sense 1 velar Pertains to noun velum (Sense 3) =>soft palate, velum => flap Sense 2 velar => hard (vs. soft) Attributes of adj velar Familiarity of adj velar velar used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj velar velar Overview of adj velar The adj velar has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. velar -- (of or relating to the velum) 2. velar -- (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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