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velar

5 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate

  2. adjective

    of or relating to the velum

  3. 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')

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