PALATAL

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.

2.
a.

Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.

3.
n.

A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.


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