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apical definition

api·cal (ap′i kəl, ā′pi-)

adjective

  1. of, at, or constituting the apex
  2. Phonet. articulated with the apex, or tip, of the tongue, as the (l), (t), and (d) of lighted

Etymology: ModL apicalis < L apex (gen. apicis), apex + -alis, -al

noun

a sound so articulated

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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