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Definition of: palatal
(pal′ə·təl) adjective
1. Pertaining to the palate.
2. Phonet. a Produced by placing the front (not the tip) of the tongue near or against the hard palate, as y in English yoke, ch in German ich. b Produced with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate, as ch in child, j in joy.
—noun Anat.
1. A bone of the palate.
2. Phonet. A palatal sound. [<F <L palatum palate]
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