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cacuminal
[ kuh-kyoo-muh-nl ]
adjective
- pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled back toward or against the hard palate; retroflex; cerebral.
noun
- a cacuminal sound.
cacuminal
/ kæˈkjuːmɪnəl /
adjective
- Also calledcerebral relating to or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back towards the hard palate
noun
- a consonant articulated in this manner
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cacuminal1
1860–65; < Latin cacūmin- (stem of cacūmen ) top, tip + -al 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cacuminal1
C19: from Latin cacūmen point, top
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