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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Ca*cu"mi*nal\, a. [L. cacumen, cacuminis, the top, point.] (Philol.) Pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters.
| Pronunciation: | ku'kyoomunl | ||
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| Matching Terms: | cacuminate | ||
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| Definition: | [adj] (linguistics) pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate | ||
| Synonyms: | backward, retroflex | ||
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| Definition: | \Ca*cu"mi*nal\, a. [L. cacumen, cacuminis, the top, point.] (Philol.) Pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters. | ||
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