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In [[phonetics]], '''uvular''' is a [[place of articulation]] where the [[passive articulator]] is the [[uvula]]. A uvular can also be a specific consonant made at that place of articulation.

===Examples===
[q], [ɢ], [χ], [ʁ].  The uvular trill [ʀ] is used in French and many other European languages.  English has no uvular phonemes.

===Synonyms===
*[[dorso-uvular]]

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