Definitions for nasalization

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

na•sal•izeˈneɪ zəˌlaɪz(v.t.)-ized, -iz•ing.

  1. to pronounce as a nasal sound.

Origin of nasalize:

1840–50

na`sal•i•za′tion(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. nasalization, nasalisation(noun)

    the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

Wiktionary

  1. nasalization(Noun)

    (of a vowel) becoming nasal by place of articulation

  2. nasalization(Noun)

    a particular instance of such change

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nasalization(noun)

    the act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized


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