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alveolo-palatal

alveolo-palatal adjective: of or relating to those consonants that are intermediate in articulation between the coronal and dorsal consonants.

Adjective

alveolo-palatal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to those consonants that are intermediate in articulation between the coronal and dorsal consonants.

Noun

alveolo-palatal (plural alveolo-palatals)

  1. Any consonant that is intermediate in articulation between the coronal and dorsal consonants.

Forms of alveolo-palatal

Adjective
alternative formalveolopalatal
Noun
pluralalveolo-palatals

Origin of alveolo-palatal

From alveolo- + palatal.

Questions about alveolo-palatal

What does alveolo-palatal mean?
Alveolo-palatal means of or relating to those consonants that are intermediate in articulation between the coronal and dorsal consonants.
What part of speech is alveolo-palatal?
Alveolo-palatal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near alveolo-palatal in the dictionary

  1. alveolization
  2. alveolizations
  3. alveolize
  4. alveolizing
  5. alveolo-
  6. alveolo-palatal
  7. alveoloarterial
  8. alveolobuccal
  9. alveolocapillary
  10. alveoloclasia
  11. alveolodental

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