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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•ve•o•lar (al vē′ə lər),USA pronunciation adj. - Anatomy, Zoologyof or pertaining to an alveolus or to alveoli.
- Phoneticsarticulated with the tongue touching or close to the alveolar ridge, as English t, d, n;
gingival.
n. - Phoneticsan alveolar sound.
al•ve′o•lar•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: alveolar /ælˈvɪələ; ˌælvɪˈəʊlə/ adj - of, relating to, or resembling an alveolus
- denoting the part of the jawbone containing the roots of the teeth
- (of a consonant) articulated with the tongue in contact with the projecting part of the jawbone immediately behind the upper teeth
n - an alveolar consonant, such as the speech sounds written t, d, and s in English
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