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verb (used with object)
1.
to articulate (a consonant other than a normal palatal) as a palatal or with relatively more contact between the blade of the tongue and the hard palate, as in certain pronunciations of the l-sound in million.
verb (used without object)
2.
(of a consonant) to undergo palatalization.
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Palatalize
is always a great word to know.
So is smooth. Does it mean:
| without aspiration |
| an articulated narrowing of the vocal tract that audibly obstructs the flow of air in consonants or defines a connection among resonance cavities in vowels |
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