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retronasally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retronasal-ly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Via the back of the nose

Etymology

From retro- + nasally or retronasal + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does retronasally mean?
Via the back of the nose
Where does retronasally come from?
From retro- + nasally or retronasal + -ly.

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