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nasalization

  • a word derived from nasalize.
    nasalize
    verb (used with object)
    to pronounce as a nasal sound.

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The living speech is further characterized by innumerable cases of consonantal metathesis and by parasitic nasalization.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

But these alphabets have usually included letters not found in English, and have been peppered with diacritical marks to indicate inflection, tonal change and nasalization.

From Little Man's Family pre-primer by J. B. Enochs

Back pages contain an explanation of the sound values represented by the alphabet, and the indications of tonal change and nasalization which are used.

From Little Man's Family pre-primer by J. B. Enochs

The reader should note that ẽ, õ and ũ are used to imply nasalization and should be read as indicating an omitted 'm' or 'n' following the vowel.

From A Briefe Introduction to Geography by William Pemble

The nasalization of vowels is very frequent in all three languages, and is here represented by the sign ~ over the vowel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various