English
Detailed Synonyms for palatal in English
palatal:
palatal adj
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palatal
– 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') 1palatalized; palatal; palatalised– 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') 1-
palatal adj
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palatal
– relating to or lying near the palate 1
palatal [the ~] noun
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the palatal
– a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast') 1