Transcription
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- [sawft, soft pal-it]
- /sɔft, sɒft ˈpæl ɪt/
- /sɒft ˈpæl.ət/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sawft, soft pal-it]
- /sɔft, sɒft ˈpæl ɪt/
Definitions of soft palate words
- noun soft palate Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. 1
- noun soft palate the sense of taste: a dinner to delight the palate. 1
- noun soft palate intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation. 1
- noun soft palate biology: velum 1
- noun soft palate the posterior fleshy portion of the roof of the mouth. It forms a movable muscular flap that seals off the nasopharynx during swallowing and speech 0
- noun soft palate the soft part at the rear of the roof of the mouth; velum 0
Information block about the term
Origin of soft palate
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Soft palate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soft palate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
soft palate usage trend in Literature
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