Velar - Definition

velar

adj 1: of or relating to the velum
2: 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')
n 1: a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching
or near the soft palate [syn: velar, velar consonant]

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