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laryngal

laryngal is the alternative form of laryngeal.

Meaning of laryngeal

Adjective

laryngeal (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Of or pertaining to the larynx.
    • At sight of it there commenced a series of laryngeal spasms, with clutchings at his throat, far more violent than any I had heretofore seen.1871, S. G. Cook, “A Case of Hydrophobia”, in William A. Hammond, editor, The Journal of Psychological Medicine: Diseases of the Nervous System, Medical Jurisprudence and Anthropology, volume 5, page...
  2. (relational) (of a speech sound) Made by or with constriction of the larynx with only the front part of the vocal cords vibrating, giving a very low frequency and producing what is known as "creaky voice."

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Forms of laryngal

Adjective
comparativemore laryngal
superlativemost laryngal
Noun
plurallaryngals

Words that rhyme with laryngal

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Questions about laryngal

What is laryngal the alternative form of?
Laryngal is the alternative form of laryngeal.

Words near laryngal in the dictionary

  1. larvules
  2. larvæ
  3. Larwill
  4. Lary
  5. laryng-
  6. laryngal
  7. laryngalgia
  8. laryngals
  9. laryngeal
  10. laryngeal arteries
  11. laryngeal artery

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