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cacuminal

American  
[kuh-kyoo-muh-nl] / kəˈkyu mə nl /

adjective

  1. pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled back toward or against the hard palate; retroflex; cerebral.

noun

  1. a cacuminal sound.

cacuminal British  
/ kæˈkjuːmɪnəl /

adjective

  1. Also called: cerebral.  relating to or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back towards the hard palate

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noun

  1. a consonant articulated in this manner

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Etymology

Origin of cacuminal

1860–65; < Latin cacūmin- (stem of cacūmen ) top, tip + -al 1

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