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lamino-alveolar

American

[lam-uh-noh-al-vee-uh-ler] / ˌlæm ə noʊ ælˈvi ə lər /

adjective

Phonetics.

articulated with the blade of the tongue approaching the alveolar ridge.

noun

a lamino-alveolar sound, as the Cockney pronunciation of t in tea.

Etymology

Origin of lamino-alveolar

First recorded in 1960–65

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