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alveolary

alveolary is the alternative form of alveolar.

Meaning of alveolar

Adjective

alveolar (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
  2. (relational) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
  3. Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.
    • In the case of the Wubuy alveolar versus retroflex contrast for instance, we argue that the phonetic overlap is so great that native listeners can behave as if this were an instance of a good and a 'less good' instance of a single category (CG).2015 December 4, “Discrimination of Multiple Coronal Stop Contrasts in Wubuy (Australia): A Natural Referent Consonant Account”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
  4. (relational) Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space.

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Questions about alveolary

What is alveolary the alternative form of?
Alveolary is the alternative form of alveolar.

Words near alveolary in the dictionary

  1. alveolarized
  2. alveolarizes
  3. alveolarizing
  4. alveolarly
  5. alveolars
  6. alveolary
  7. alveolate
  8. alveolated
  9. alveolately
  10. alveolates
  11. alveolation

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