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velar

/'vilər/

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noun
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
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velar consonant

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consonant
adjective
produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')
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hard
of or relating to the velum
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