WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈhard ˈpal•ate, n. 
  1. AnatomySee palate (def. 1).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hard′ pal′ate. 
  1. AnatomySee under palate (def. 1).
  • 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hard palate n
  1. the anterior bony portion of the roof of the mouth, extending backwards to the soft palate
'hard palate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
articulator - cacuminal - cleft palate - front - high - low - palate - palatal - palatine - retroflexion - alveopalatal - lampas - palatalize - palato-alveolar

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