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1laryngeal
adjective la·ryn·geal \lə-ˈrin-jəl also -jē-əl; ˌla-rən-ˈjē-əl\
Definition of LARYNGEAL
1
: of, relating to, or used on the larynx <a laryngeal obstruction>
2
: produced by or with constriction of the larynx <laryngeal articulation of sounds>
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First Known Use of LARYNGEAL
1795
Rhymes with LARYNGEAL
2laryngeal
noun
Definition of LARYNGEAL
1
: an anatomical part (as a nerve or artery) that supplies or is associated with the larynx
2
a : a laryngeal sound b : any of a set of several conjectured phonemes reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European chiefly on indirect evidence
First Known Use of LARYNGEAL
circa 1902
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