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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

postnasal en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English nasal English postnasal From post- + nasal.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or located near the posterior of the nasal cavity.

Deriveds

post-nasal drip

postnasal en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English nasal English postnasal From post- + nasal.

Meanings

  1. The posterior half of a divided nasal scale.

Forms

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