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palatine uvula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
palatine u-vu-la
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The uvula in the mouth (as distinguished from uvulae elsewhere in the body).

Inflected Forms

palatine uvulas (plural) palatine uvulae (plural)

Questions

What does palatine uvula mean?
The uvula in the mouth (as distinguished from uvulae elsewhere in the body).

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