Definition of alveolar
1
: of, relating to, resembling, or having alveoli
especially
: of, relating to, or constituting the part of the jaws where the teeth arise, the air-containing compartments of the lungs, or glands with secretory cells about a central space
2
phonetics
: articulated with the tip of the tongue touching or near the ridge of bone behind the teeth in the upper jaw
\d\, \n\, and \t\ are alveolar consonants.
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The first known use of alveolar was in 1750
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