| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | al·ve·o·lar |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   l-v   -lr |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of or relating to an alveolus. 2. Anatomy a. Relating to the jaw section containing the tooth sockets: the alveolar ridge. b. Relating to the alveoli of the lungs. 3. Linguistics Formed with the tip of the tongue touching or near the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth, as the English (t), (d), and (s). | | NOUN: | Linguistics An alveolar sound. | | OTHER FORMS: | al·veo·lar·ly —ADVERB
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