English Explanatory Dictionary

rhinoglottophilia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The connection between laryngeal (glottal) and nasal articulations.

Word forms

rhinoglottophilia

Etymology

From rhino- + glotto- + -philia. Coined by American linguist James Matisoff in 1975 in a paper titled "Rhinoglottophilia: The Mysterious Connection between Nasality and Glottality".

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