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In [[phonetics]], '''alveolar''' is a [[place of articulation]] that is characterized by the [[passive articulator]] [[alveolar ridge]].
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In [[phonetics]], '''alveolar''' is a [[place of articulation]] where the [[passive articulator]] is the [[alveolar ridge]] or a specific consonant made at that place of articulation.
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===Examples===
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[t], [d], [n], [s], [z], [l]
  
 
===Other languages===
 
===Other languages===

Revision as of 11:32, 15 March 2008

In phonetics, alveolar is a place of articulation where the passive articulator is the alveolar ridge or a specific consonant made at that place of articulation.

Examples

[t], [d], [n], [s], [z], [l]

Other languages