Meaning of nasal in English
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Classifying Adjective
nasalDefinitions
1. sounding as if the nose were pinchedExamples
- « a whining nasal voice »
Synonyms
Noun
nasalDefinitions
1. a continuant consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed- 2. an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
Qualitative Adjective
nasalEtymology
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 noseExamples
- « nasal passages »