Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The palate; the roof of the mouth, including both the bony and the membranous or hard and soft parts.
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Examples
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And, indeed, as [52] Scaliger observes, nothing more invites a reader than an argument unlooked for, unthought of, and sells better than a scurrile pamphlet, tum maxime cum novitas excitat [53] palatum.
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Si longa est, debet sonus ipse intra palatum sonare, ut si dices _orator_, quasi intra sonat, intra palatum.
The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it Frances Ellen Lord
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Quando vis exprimere quia brevis est, primis labris sonat; quando exprimis longam, intra palatum sonat.
The Roman Pronunciation of Latin Why we use it and how to use it Frances Ellen Lord
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The Hard Palate (palatum durum) (Fig. 1014) is bounded in front and at the sides by the alveolar arches and gums; behind, it is continuous with the soft palate.
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The Soft Palate (palatum molle) (Fig. 1014) is a movable fold, suspended from the posterior border of the hard palate, and forming an incomplete septum between the mouth and pharynx.
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The Palate (palatum) forms the roof of the mouth; it consists of two portions, the hard palate in front, the soft palate behind.
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Now, Monsieur le Marquis is not ignorant of the opinion of the ancients on the excessive use of wine during meals; it blunts the taste -- _ersurdant vina palatum_!
Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas In One Volume Octave Feuillet 1855
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