Uvular
adjective
1.
of or relating to the uvula.
2.
Phonetics. articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the uvula, as in the r- sound of Parisian French.
noun
3.
Phonetics. a uvular sound.
adjective
1.
of or relating to the uvula
2.
(phonetics) articulated with the uvula and the back of the tongue, such as the (r) sound of Parisian French
noun
3.
a uvular consonant
uvular u·vu·lar (yōō’vyə-lər)
adj.
Of, relating to, or associated with the uvula.
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