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pal⋅ate

  [pal-it]
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–noun
1. Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
2. the sense of taste: a dinner to delight the palate.
3. intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME palat < L palātum roof of the mouth

Related forms:
pal⋅ate⋅less, adjective
pal⋅ate⋅like, adjective
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Cultural Dictionary

palate [(pal-uht)]

The roof of the mouth. The palate separates the mouth from the nasal cavity.

Note: It is sometimes said that a person has a “cultivated palate” if he or she has a discerning taste for food.
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Word Origin & History

palate 
1382, "roof of the mouth," from O.Fr. palat, from L. palatum "roof of the mouth," perhaps of Etruscan origin. Popularly considered the seat of taste, hence transferred meaning "sense of taste" (1526). Palatable "good-tasting" is attested from 1669.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pal·ate
Pronunciation: 'pal-&t
Function: noun
: the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity —see HARD PALATE, SOFT PALATE
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Medical Dictionary

palate pal·ate (pāl'ĭt)
n.
The bony and muscular partition between the oral and nasal cavities; the roof of the mouth.

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Science Dictionary
palate   (pāl'ĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
The roof of the mouth in vertebrate animals, separating the mouth from the passages of the nose. ◇ The bony part of the palate is called the hard palate. ◇ A soft, flexible, rear portion of the palate, called the soft palate, is present in mammals only and serves to close off the mouth from the nose during swallowing.
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