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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, palatalised]
(noun)
1: a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like
the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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