Located or occurring in front of the palate; positioned anterior to the roof of the mouth.
From Latin ante (before) + palatalis (relating to the palate); anatomical term describing structures forward of the palate.
Speech therapists use antepalatal to describe where certain speech sounds are made—for example, the /t/ sound is antepalatal because your tongue touches just in front of the hard palate!
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