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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   linguo-nasal sound

Adjective

1. 1
   (of sound) articulated by the tongue while the sound passes through the nose not-comparable

   ""Physical constraints of the human body are easy to see: there are no linguo-nasal trills, for example.""

Example

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""Physical constraints of the human body are easy to see: there are no linguo-nasal trills, for example.""

Etymology

From linguo- + nasal.

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