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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sound articulated at the velopharynx.

Adjective

1. 1
   Articulated at the velopharynx. (Those with cleft palate produce such sounds instead of standard sibilants.)

Etymology

From velo- + pharyngeal.

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