lamino-alveolar

lam·i·no-al·ve·o·lar

[lam-uh-noh-al-vee-uh-ler]
adjective Phonetics.
1.
articulated with the blade of the tongue approaching the alveolar ridge.
noun
2.
a lamino-alveolar sound, as the Cockney pronunciation of t in tea.
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