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nasal

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
nasal /ˈnāzəl, ˈneɪzəl /
▸ adjective
1 of, for, or relating to the nose:
the nasal passages
a nasal spray.
2 Phonetics (of a speech sound) pronounced by the voice resonating in the nose, e.g., m, n, ng. Compare with oral (SENSE 2 OF THE adjective).
▪ (of the voice or speech) produced or characterized by resonating in the nose as well as the mouth:
a drawling nasal voice.
▸ noun
1 a nasal speech sound.
2 historical a nosepiece on a helmet.
– DERIVATIVES
nasality /ˌnāˈzalədē, ˌneɪˈzælədi / noun,nasally /ˈnāzəlē, ˈneɪzəli / adverb
– ORIGIN Middle English (in nasal (SENSE 2 OF THE noun)): from medieval Latin nasalis, from Latin nasus ‘nose’.