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  1. velar:


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Detailed Synonyms for velar in English

velar:

velar adj

  1. velar
    – 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') 1
    velar
    – 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') 1
  2. velar
    – of or relating to the velum 1
    velar
    – of or relating to the velum 1

velar [the ~] nomen

  1. the velar
    – a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate 1
    the velar; the velar consonant
    – a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate 1

Alternate Synonyms for "velar":


Related Definitions for "velar":

  1. 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')1
  2. of or relating to the velum1
  3. a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate1

Related Synonyms for velar