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palatal
/'pælətəl/
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Definitions of palatal
  1. adjective
    relating to or lying near the palate
    "palatal index"

    Similar: 

    palatine
  2. adjective
    produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as ``y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as ``ch' in ``chin' or ``j' in ``gin')

    Similar: 

    palatalised palatalized soft
  3. noun
    a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word ``yeast')
    type of:
    glide semivowel
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