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o⋅ri⋅na⋅sal
/
ˌɔr
əˈneɪ
zəl
,
ˌoʊr-
/
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[
awr-
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-
ney
-z
uh
l
,
ohr-
]
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–adjective
1.
pronounced with the voice issuing through the mouth and the nose simultaneously, as in the nasalized vowels of French.
–noun
2.
an orinasal sound.
Also,
oronasal.
Origin:
1865–70;
< L
ōr-
(s. of
ōs
) mouth +
-i-
+
nasal
1
Related forms:
o⋅ri⋅na⋅sal⋅ly,
adverb
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o·ri·na·sal
(ôr'ə-nā'zəl, ŏr'-)
adj. Pronounced with both nasal and oral passages open.
n. An orinasal speech sound, such as a French nasal vowel.
[Latin
ōs
, ōr-
,
mouth
; see
ōs-
in Indo-European roots +
nasal
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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