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VELAR
velar
(adjective) 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’)
velar
(adjective) of or relating to the velum
velar, velar consonant
(noun) a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
velar
(phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
(mycology) Referring to a veil or velum.
Noun
velar (plural velars)
(phonetics) a sound articulated at the soft palate
Anagrams
• arvel, larve, laver, ravel, reval
Source: Wiktionary
Ve"lar, a. Etym: [See Velum.]
1. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.
2. (Phon.)
Definition: Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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