"postnasal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -eɪzəl Etymology: From post- + nasal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|nasal}} post- + nasal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postnasal (not comparable)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or located near the posterior of the nasal cavity. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: post-nasal drip
    Sense id: en-postnasal-en-adj-x4hOrRsm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Noun

Forms: postnasals [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪzəl Etymology: From post- + nasal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|nasal}} post- + nasal Head templates: {{en-noun}} postnasal (plural postnasals)
  1. The posterior half of a divided nasal scale.
    Sense id: en-postnasal-en-noun-hPpFNNqR Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 48 52

Inflected forms

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