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VELAR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

velar; velar consonant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("velar" is a kind of...):

consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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')

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

hard ((of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the velum

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

velum (a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking)

Derivation:

velum (a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking)

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