palatal
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[ adjective ] 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')
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[ adjective ] 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')
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[ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
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