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velar
noun
(ve-lar)
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
Synonyms:
velar consonant,
velar
adjective
(ve-lar)
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')
velar
(ve-lar)
of or relating to the velum
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