postdental

1 of 2

adjective

post·​dental

of a consonant

: produced with the point of the tongue at the backs of the upper front teeth

postdental

2 of 2

noun

"

: a postdental consonant

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary post- + dental

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