uvularly

Variant of uvular

uvular definition

uvu·lar (-lər)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with the uvula
  2. Phonet. articulated with a vibration of the uvula, or with the back of the tongue near or in contact with the uvula, as, in some French or German dialects, the sound represented by r

Etymology: ModL uvularis

noun

Phonet. a uvular sound

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