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adj
Of, pertaining to, or involving the palate and the tongue; (specifically) of or pertaining to the palatoglossus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: glossopalatine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of palatoglossus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, rare
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
relating to the palate and tongue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth2-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh2-osder. Latin palātumder. English palato- Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) English -al English glossal English palatoglossal From palato- (“relating to the palate”) + glossal.
