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Word: pharyngeal (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
  • phonetics Articulated with the pharynx, a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.

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