Denasalized

/diːˈneɪzəlaɪzd/ adjective

Definition

Describing a sound that has had its nasal quality removed, resulting in an oral consonant instead of a nasal one.

Etymology

Past participle of denasalize; the -d ending marks completion of the denasalization process in a given sound or speech pattern.

Kelly Says

When linguists trace language evolution, they find denasalized sounds everywhere—like how Latin nasal vowels became oral vowels in Romance languages, showing that denasalization is one of the most common sound changes in human language history!

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