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palatopharyngeal

/ˌpæl.ət.oʊˌfæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palatopha-ryn-geal
IPA
/ˌpæl.ət.oʊˌfæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or involving the palate and the pharynx.

adj

Of or pertaining to the palatopharyngeus.

noun

Obsolete form of palatopharyngeus.

Obsolete

Etymology

From New Latin palātopharyngeus + -al, from palātum (“the palate”) + pharyngeus (“of or relating to the pharynx”), equivalent to palato- + pharyngeal. Doublet of palatopharyngeus.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpæl.ət.oʊˌfæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
  • British English: /ˌpal.ət.əʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

palatopharyngeals (plural)

Phrases

palatopharyngeal arch

Rhymes With

laryngeal pharyngeal oropharyngeal nasopharyngeal meningeal glossopharyngeal velopharyngeal retropharyngeal hypopharyngeal buccopharyngeal laryngopharyngeal oculopharyngeal

Questions

How do you pronounce palatopharyngeal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæl.ət.oʊˌfæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/.
What does palatopharyngeal mean?
Of, relating to, or involving the palate and the pharynx.
Where does palatopharyngeal come from?
From New Latin palātopharyngeus + -al, from palātum (“the palate”) + pharyngeus (“of or relating to the pharynx”), equivalent to palato- + pharyngeal. Doublet of palatopharyngeus.

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