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Meaning of 'palatal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Palatal [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.
- Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
2 . Palatal [ n.]
- A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.

Meaning of 'palatal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . palatal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or lying near the palate
Example in sentence:
  • palatal index;
  • the palatine tonsils

Nearby Words:

pal palace palacious paladin paladiumize paladumenta palaeo- palaeographer palaeographic palaeotype

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