1. a speech sound made by placing the tongue against or near the hard palate of the mouth, for example /j/ at the beginning of yesTopics
   Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, from Latin palatum.

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1. (of a speech sound) made by placing the tongue against or near the hard palate of the mouth, for example /j/ at the beginning of yes

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