postpalatal

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adjective

posterior to the palate

Similar
palatovelar
OriginEnglish palatal ← Middle English palate ← Old French palat →
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Meanings

adjectivepostpalatal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyposterior to the palate
  2. not comparablehuman sciencesSynonym of palatovelar

    Synonyms: palatovelar

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of palatovelar

Similar
palatovelar
Also see
palatovelarprevelar

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  10. Latinpalātum
  11. Old Frenchpalat
  12. Middle Englishpalate
  13. Englishpalate
  14. Englishpalatal
  15. Englishpostpalatal

From post- + palatal.

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APA

postpalatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpalatal

MLA

“postpalatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpalatal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postpalatal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpalatal.

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