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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
nasalize + -ation
Pronunciation
Noun
nasalization (countable and uncountable, plural nasalizations)
- (phonetics, uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth
- (countable) a particular instance of such change
- (Irish grammar) eclipsis
Translations
articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth