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Definition of alveolar adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alveolar

adjective
 
/ælˈviːələ(r)/,
 
/ˌælviˈəʊlə(r)/
 
/ælˈviːələr/
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  1. connected with a speech sound made with the tongue touching the part of the mouth behind the upper front teeth, for example /t/ and /d/ in tie and die

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