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denasal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-nasal
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having, or relating to, a quality of the voice caused by blocked nasal passages.

noun

A denasal sound

Etymology

From de- + nasal.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more denasal (comparative) most denasal (superlative) denasals (plural)

Derived Forms

denasality

Frequently Paired Words

hypernasal hyponasal

Questions

What does denasal mean?
Having, or relating to, a quality of the voice caused by blocked nasal passages.
Where does denasal come from?
From de- + nasal.

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