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retronasally

retronasally adverb: via the back of the nose.

Adverb

retronasally (not comparable)

  1. Via the back of the nose

Origin of retronasally

From retro- + nasally or retronasal + -ly.

Questions about retronasally

What does retronasally mean?
Retronasally means via the back of the nose.
What part of speech is retronasally?
Retronasally is an adverb.

Words near retronasally in the dictionary

  1. retromutation
  2. retromutations
  3. retromylohyoid
  4. retron
  5. retronasal
  6. retronasally
  7. retronecine
  8. retronic
  9. retronostalgia
  10. retrons
  11. retronuchal

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