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palatal
[ pal-uh-tl ]
adjective
- Anatomy. of or relating to the palate.
- Phonetics. articulated with the blade of the tongue held close to or touching the hard palate.
noun
- Phonetics. a palatal consonant.
palatal
/ ˈpælətəl /
adjective
- Also calledpalatine of or relating to the palate
- phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a speech sound articulated with the blade of the tongue touching the hard palate
noun
- Also calledpalatine the bony plate that forms the palate
- phonetics a palatal speech sound, such as the semivowel (j)
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Derived Forms
- ˈpalatally, adverb
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Other Words From
- pala·tal·ism pala·tali·ty noun
- pala·tal·ly adverb
- non·pala·tal adjective noun
- pre·pala·tal adjective
- un·pala·tal adjective
- un·pala·tal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
This r is a kind of palatal blade continuant, and its use should be avoided, as it is generally held to be affected.
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The parasphenoid is the first of the palatal bones to appear.
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Exquisite palatal pleasures, then, are not a sine qua non in the enjoyment of table comforts.
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This does not preclude the aspiration of consonants, or the occasional local change of a palatal into a guttural.
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This refers to a twofold mode of pronouncing the Palatal and Lingual consonants, whether plain or aspirated.
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