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nonpalatal

nonpalatal adjective: not palatal.

Adjective

nonpalatal (not comparable)

  1. Not palatal.

Noun

nonpalatal (plural nonpalatals)

  1. Any sound that is not a palatal.

Forms of nonpalatal

pluralnonpalatals

Origin of nonpalatal

From non- + palatal.

Questions about nonpalatal

What does nonpalatal mean?
Nonpalatal means not palatal.
What part of speech is nonpalatal?
Nonpalatal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonpalatal in the dictionary

  1. nonpaired
  2. nonpairing
  3. nonpairwise
  4. nonpalatability
  5. nonpalatable
  6. nonpalatal
  7. nonpalatalization
  8. nonpalatals
  9. nonpalindromic
  10. nonpalliative
  11. nonpalmar

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