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nasal

1. na.sal \'na--z*l\ n [MF, fr. OF, fr. nes nose, fr. L nasus] 1: the 
   nosepiece of a helmet  2: a nasal part  3: a nasal consonant or vowel 
2. nasal \na--'zal-*t-e-\ \'na-z-(*-)le-\ aj 1: of or relating to the nose  
   2a: uttered through the nose with the mouth passage occluded (as m,  n, ng) 
   2b: uttered with the mouth open, the soft palate lowered, and the nose pas 
   sage producing a phonemically essential resonance (as of a vowel in French) 
   or a phonemically nonessential resonance (as of a vowel or consonant in 
   English) 2c: characterized by resonance produced through the nose  of a 
   musical tone  3: SHARP, PENETRATING  - na.sal.i.ty n