apicodental

[ey-pi-koh-den-tl, ap-i-]

a·pi·co·den·tal

[ey-pi-koh-den-tl, ap-i-] Phonetics
adjective
1.
articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth.
noun
2.
an apicodental speech sound.

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Apicodental is always a great word to know.
So is breathed. Does it mean:
unvoiced or voiceless; utilizing the breath exclusively in the production of a speech sound
For the 'l' sound, having front-vowel resonance; situated before a vowel in the same syllable; produced without frication or aspiration

Origin:
apico- + dental
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