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Palatal [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Pertaining to the palate; uttered by the aid of the palate.

Palatal [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A letter pronounced by the aid of the palate, or an articulation of the root of the tongue with the roof of the mouth; as g hard and k, in eg, ek.

Palatal [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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

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

Palatal [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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

Palatalize [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913