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palatic

palatic noun: a palatal.

Noun

palatic (plural palatics)

  1. (archaic) A palatal.

Adjective (1)

palatic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) palatal; palatine

Adjective (2)

palatic (comparative more palatic, superlative most palatic)

  1. (Geordie) Syncopic form of paralytic (“very drunk”).

Forms of palatic

Noun
pluralpalatics
Adjective
comparativemore palatic
superlativemost palatic
alternative formpallatic

Origin of palatic

From palate + -ic.

Questions about palatic

What does palatic mean?
Palatic means a palatal.
What part of speech is palatic?
Palatic can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of palatic?
The plural of palatic is palatics.

Words near palatic in the dictionary

  1. palates
  2. palatial
  3. palatially
  4. palatialness
  5. palatian
  6. palatic
  7. palatics
  8. palatiform
  9. palatinate
  10. Palatinate Forest
  11. Palatinate of the Rhine

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