- 1connected with the nose the nasal passages a nasal spray
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- 2(of someone's voice) sounding as if it is produced partly through the nose a nasal accent
- 3(phonetics) (of a speech sound) produced by sending a stream of air through the nose. The nasal consonants in English are/m/,/n/, and/ŋ/, as in sum, sun, and sung.
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