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palatal
adjective
- of the palate
- Phonet.
- articulated with the part of the tongue just behind the tip raised against or near the hard palate, as the consonants (y) in yes and (H) in German ich
- designating a stop, fricative, etc. whose point of articulation is on or near the hard or soft palate, as (c̸h, j, s̸h, z̸h)
- Rare front, as certain vowels
noun
a palatal sound
Related Forms:
- palatally adverb
See palatal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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