UVULAR


Meaning of UVULAR in English

— uvularly , adv.

/yooh"vyeuh leuhr/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to the uvula.

2. Phonet. articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the uvula, as in the r- sound of Parisian French.

n.

3. Phonet. a uvular sound.

[ 1700-10; uvularis. See UVULA, -AR 1 ]

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