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- US Pronunciation
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- [pohst-ney-zuh l]
- /ˈpoʊstˈneɪ zəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pohst-ney-zuh l]
- /ˈpoʊstˈneɪ zəl/
Definitions of postnasal word
- adjective postnasal located or occurring behind the nose or in the nasopharynx, as a flow of mucus; nasopharyngeal: a postnasal infection. 1
- adjective postnasal behind the nose 1
- adjective postnasal situated behind the nose 0
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Origin of postnasal
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; post- + nasal1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Postnasal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
postnasal popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
postnasal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with postnasal
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- how to treat postnasal drip?
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