- (a.) Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to a velum; especially (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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