- roof of the mouth
- (the upper part of the mouth.) der Gaumen* * *n.Gaumen - m.
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roof of the mouth
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roof of the mouth — noun the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑palate • Derivationally related forms: ↑palatal (for: ↑palate) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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roof — 1. noun a) the cover at top of a building The palate is the roof of the mouth. b) the upper part of a cavity Archaeologists discovered that the caves roof was d … Wiktionary
