postnasal

P3O1S1T1N1A1S1A1L1

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or located near the posterior of the nasal cavity.

OriginEnglish nasal ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostnasal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or located near the posterior of the nasal cavity.
nounpostnasal (plural postnasals)

plural postnasals

  1. The posterior half of a divided nasal scale.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishnasal
  8. Englishpostnasal

From post- + nasal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with postnasal

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Cite this entry
APA

postnasal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnasal

MLA

“postnasal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnasal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postnasal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postnasal.

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