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labiovelar

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la⋅bi⋅o⋅ve⋅lar

  [ley-bee-oh-vee-ler] Phonetics
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–adjective
1. pronounced with simultaneous bilabial and velar articulations, as w.
–noun
2. a labiovelar speech sound.
Origin:
1890–95; labio- + velar
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la·bi·o·ve·lar   (lā'bē-ō-vē'lər)   
adj.  Simultaneously labial and velar, as (kw) in quick.
n.  A labiovelar sound.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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