NASALIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nasalization mean? 

• NASALIZATION (noun)
  The noun NASALIZATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

  Familiarity information: NASALIZATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NASALIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

nasalisation; nasalization

Hypernyms ("nasalization" is a kind of...):

articulation (the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech)

Derivation:

nasalize (pronounce with a lowered velum)

nasalize (speak nasally or through the nose)