Meaning of nasal in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions
  4. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈneɪzəl/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    nasal

    Definitions

    1. sounding as if the nose were pinched

    Examples

    • « a whining nasal voice »

    Synonyms

  2. Noun

    nasal

    Definitions

    1. a continuant consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
  3. 2. an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose

  4. Qualitative Adjective

    nasal

    Etymology

    Middle English (in nasal (sense 2 of the noun)): from medieval Latin nasalis, from Latin nasus‘nose’

    Definitions

    1. of or in or relating to the nose

    Examples

    • « nasal passages »

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