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postvelar

postvelar adjective: having an articulation intermediate between velar and uvular.

Adjective

postvelar (not comparable)

  1. Having an articulation intermediate between velar and uvular.

Noun

postvelar (plural postvelars)

  1. A sound of this kind.

Forms of postvelar

pluralpostvelars

Origin of postvelar

From post- + velar.

Questions about postvelar

What does postvelar mean?
Postvelar means having an articulation intermediate between velar and uvular.
What part of speech is postvelar?
Postvelar can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near postvelar in the dictionary

  1. postvaginal
  2. postvagotomy
  3. postvalvular
  4. postvaricellar
  5. postvasectomy
  6. postvelar
  7. postvelars
  8. postvenereal
  9. postvention
  10. postventions
  11. postventitious

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