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PALATALIZED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does palatalized mean?
• PALATALIZED (adjective)
The adjective PALATALIZED has 1 sense:
1. 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')
Familiarity information: PALATALIZED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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')
Synonyms:
palatal; palatalised; palatalized
Similar:
soft ((of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as 's' and 'sh'))
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