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rhinoglottophilia

rhinoglottophilia noun: the connection between laryngeal (glottal) and nasal articulations.

Noun

rhinoglottophilia (uncountable)

  1. The connection between laryngeal (glottal) and nasal articulations.

Origin of rhinoglottophilia

From rhino- + glotto- + -philia. Coined by American linguist James Matisoff in 1975 in a paper titled "Rhinoglottophilia: The Mysterious Connection between Nasality and Glottality".

Questions about rhinoglottophilia

What does rhinoglottophilia mean?
Rhinoglottophilia means the connection between laryngeal (glottal) and nasal articulations.
What part of speech is rhinoglottophilia?
Rhinoglottophilia is a noun.

Words near rhinoglottophilia in the dictionary

  1. rhinoendoscopies
  2. rhinoendoscopy
  3. rhinoesque
  4. rhinofacial
  5. rhinogenic
  6. rhinoglottophilia
  7. rhinogobies
  8. rhinogoby
  9. rhinohygrometry
  10. rhinolalia
  11. rhinolalia aperta

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