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(adj): produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')

(adj): vs. hard) -- ((of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')

(n): a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')

(n): a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

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