PHARYNGEAL


Meaning of PHARYNGEAL in English

adjective

/ fəˈrɪndʒiəl; NAmE ; ˌfærɪnˈdʒiəl/ adjective , noun

■ adjective

( medical ) relating to the pharynx

■ (also phaˌryngeal ˈconsonant ) noun

( phonetics ) a speech sound produced by the root of the tongue using the pharynx

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from modern Latin pharyngeus (from Greek pharunx , pharung- throat) + -al .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.