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| ve·lar [ vlər ] |
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1. with tongue near soft palate: pronounced with the back of the tongue close to, or in contact with, the soft palate
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2. of velum: relating to, involving, or typical of a velum
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noun (plural ve·lars) |
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phonetics velar consonant: a consonant pronounced with the back of the tongue close to, or in contact with, the soft palate
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| [Early 18th century. < modern Latin velaris< Latin velum "sail"] |
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