PALATINE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word palatine. (close relations)
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| palatal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • relating to or lying near the palate noun • a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast') adjective satellite • 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') | ||||||
| palsgrave | nounn | |||||
noun • (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands | ||||||
| os palatinum | ||||||
noun • either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits | ||||||
| palatine bone | nounn | |||||
noun • either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits | ||||||
| palatine hill | nounn | |||||
noun • the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces | ||||||
