PALATAL Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word palatal. (close relations)
Definition of PALATAL
palatalized
Best Alternative Words for PALATAL
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palatalised | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') | ||||||||
palatalized | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') | ||||||||
palatine | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or lying near the palate • of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives • of or relating to a palace noun • the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces • any of various important officials in ancient Rome • (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands • either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits |