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pharyngal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /fəˈɹɪŋ.ɡəl/

Etymology

From pharynx + -al.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of pharyngeal.
    alt of pharyngeal
    • the quality of the voice may be modified through whole sentences by various glottal, pharyngal and oral influences 1890, Henry Sweet, A Primer of Phonetics, page 68:

pharyngal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /fəˈɹɪŋ.ɡəl/

Etymology

From pharynx + -al.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of pharyngeal.
    alt of pharyngeal

Forms

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