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Meaning of palatalized

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

palatalized

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having undergone palatalisation.

verb

Definitions

  1. To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.

    Example: Most English speakers palatalize the letter t in the word "nature".

    Synonyms:palatize

  2. (unaccusative, of a sound) To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate.

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