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VELAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
Synonyms:
velar; velar consonant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("velar" is a kind of...):
consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as 'k' in 'cat' and 'g' in 'gun' and 'ng' in 'sing')
Classified under:
Similar:
hard ((of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the velum
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
velum (a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking)
Derivation:
velum (a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking)
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