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| 1. | [ 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') | |
| Synonyms: | palatalized | |
| Related terms: | soft | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] relating to or lying near the palate | |
| Synonyms: | palatine | |
| Examples: | "palatal index" "the palatine tonsils" |
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| Related terms: | palate palate | |
| 3. | [ 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') | |
| Synonyms: | palatalized palatalised | |
| Related terms: | soft | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast') | |
| Related terms: | semivowel | |
| Similar spelling: |
palatalize palatalise palatial Platalea pallidly |
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