"postnasal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -eɪzəl Etymology: 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- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 66 34

Noun

Forms: postnasals [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪzəl Etymology: 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

Inflected forms

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