the uvular Parisian R

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• uvular — uvularly, adv. /yooh vyeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the uvula. 2. Phonet. articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the uvula, as in the r sound of Parisian French. n. 3. Phonet. a uvular sound. [1700 10; < NL… …   Universalium

• uvular — u•vu•lar [[t]ˈyu vyə lər[/t]] adj. 1) anat. of or pertaining to the uvula 2) phn (of a consonant) articulated with the back of the tongue close to or touching the uvula, as the r sound of Parisian French 3) phn a uvular consonant …   From formal English to slang

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