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Defenition of the word palatal

    • Defenition of the word palatal

      • A sound articulated at the hard palate.
      • (Of sounds) Articulated at the hard palate.
      • a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
      • 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')
      • relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
      • a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast'')
      • 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'')
      • relating to or lying near the palate

    Synonyms for the word palatal

      • palatalized
      • palatine

    Similar words in the palatal

      • soft

    Hypernyms for the word palatal

      • glide
      • semivowel

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