nasality

nasality
the state or quality of being nasal

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  • Nasality — Na*sal i*ty, n. [Cf. F. nasalit[ e].] The quality or state of being nasal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nasality — In normal speech, nasality is referred to as nasalization and is a linguistic category that can apply to vowels or consonants in a specific language. The primary underlying physical variable determining the degree of nasality in normal speech is… …   Wikipedia

  • nasality — noun see nasal II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nasality — See nasal. * * * …   Universalium

  • nasality — na·sal·i·ty || neɪ zælÉ™tɪ n. state of pertaining to the nose or nasal passages …   English contemporary dictionary

  • nasality — na·sal·i·ty …   English syllables

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