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1. (adj.) pharyngeal
of, pertaining to, or situated near the pharynx.
2. pharyngeal
(of a speech sound) articulated with retraction of the root of the tongue and constriction of the pharynx.
3. (n.) pharyngeal
a pharyngeal speech sound.
Etymology: (1820–30; < NL pharynge(us) (see pharyngo -, -eous ) + -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant
a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
2. (adj) pharyngeal
of or relating to the throat
"pharyngeal fricatives"
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1. (adj) pharyngeal
of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx
2. (noun) pharyngeal
a pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the complete branchial arches
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