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apico-alveolar definition

apico-alveolar (ap′i kō′al vē′ə lər)

adjective

Phonet. articulated with the apex of the tongue touching or near the alveolar ridge, as (t), (z), (n), and (l)

noun

an apico-alveolar consonant

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