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palatoalveolar
pal·a·to·al·ve·o·lar [ pàllətō al v ələr, pàllətō alvee ṓlər ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
describes production of consonant sound: describes a consonant sound that is produced with the tongue touching the upper part of the mouth where the back of the ridge behind the teeth joins the front of the hard palate

pal·a·to·al·ve·o·lar noun
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