adjective
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of or relating to the uvula
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phonetics articulated with the uvula and the back of the tongue, such as the (r) sound of Parisian French
noun
Other Word Forms
- uvularly adverb
Etymology
Origin of uvular
From the New Latin word ūvulāris, dating back to 1700–10. See uvula, -ar 1
Example Sentences
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But there’s Bradley Cooper, nailing his uvular fricatives on the evening news.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016
It lies in the middle of nowhere: 8,000 miles from the U.S., part of a uvular peninsula jutting into the South China Sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
Laleh grew up with the ear for it—the uvular fricatives and alveolar trills that I could never get quite right.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
From the forty-second week on, especially the syllables mä and pappa, tatta, appapa, babba, tätä, pa, are frequently uttered, and the uvular rrrr, rrra, are repeated unweariedly.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by Preyer, William T.
Dickens noticed the uvular tone of voice in young thieves, due to deformity of the uvula.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.
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