palatic

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noun

A palatal.

OriginEnglish palate ← Middle English palate ← Old French palat →
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Meanings

palatic1

nounpalatic (plural palatics)

plural palatics

  1. archaicanatomyA palatal.
adjectivepalatic (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableanatomypalatal; palatine

palatic2

adjectivepalatic (comparative more palatic, superlative most palatic)

comparative more palatic · superlative most palatic · alternative pallatic

  1. GeordieSyncopic form of paralytic (“very drunk”).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  4. Latinpalātum
  5. Old Frenchpalat
  6. Middle Englishpalate
  7. Englishpalate
  8. Englishpalatic

From palate + -ic.

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APA

palatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatic

MLA

“palatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palatic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatic.

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