lamino-alveolar: Meaning and Definition of

lam•i•no-al•ve•o•lar

Pronunciation: (lam"u-nō-al-vē'u-lur), [key]
— adj. Phonet.
  1. articulated with the blade of the tongue approaching the alveolar ridge.
—n.
  1. a lamino-alveolar sound, as the Cockney pronunciation of t in tea.
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