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orinasal definition

ori·na·sal (ōr′ə nā′zəl, ôr′-)

adjective

Phonet. articulated with breath passing through the mouth and the nose at the same time: said as of some French vowels

Etymology: < L os (gen. oris), a mouth (see oral) + nasal

noun

an orinasal sound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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