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(a) behind the alveolar ridge of the upper teeth; (b) (chiefly Phonetics) articulated with the tongue against the back part of the alveolar ridge.
Phonetics. Of a consonant: articulated with the tongue raised towards the palate and the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge.