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cacuminal definition

ca·cu·mi·nal (kə kyo̵̅o̅′mə nəl)

adjective

Phonet. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned backward and upward against or toward the hard palate

Etymology: < L cacumen (gen. cacuminis), top (< redupl. of IE base *keu-: see high) + -al

noun

a cacuminal sound

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