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ALVEOLAR CONSONANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alveolar consonant mean? 

ALVEOLAR CONSONANT (noun)
  The noun ALVEOLAR CONSONANT has 1 sense:

1. a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridgeplay

  Familiarity information: ALVEOLAR CONSONANT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALVEOLAR CONSONANT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

alveolar; alveolar consonant; dental; dental consonant

Hypernyms ("alveolar consonant" is a kind of...):

consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)


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