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la·ryn·ge·al

 (lə-rĭn′jē-əl, -jəl, lăr′ən-jē′əl) also la·ryn·gal (lə-rĭng′gəl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, affecting, or near the larynx.
2. Produced in or with the larynx; glottal.
n.
1. A laryngeal sound.
2. Any of a set of h-like sounds reconstructed for early Proto-Indo-European and partially preserved in Anatolian.

[From New Latin laryngeus, from Greek larunx, larung-, larynx.]
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laryngeal

(ˌlærɪnˈdʒiːəl; ləˈrɪndʒɪəl) or

laryngal

adj
1. (Anatomy) of or relating to the larynx
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics articulated at the larynx; glottal
[C18: from New Latin laryngeus of the larynx]
larynˈgeally adv
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la•ryn•ge•al

(ləˈrɪn dʒi əl, ˌlær ənˈdʒi əl)

also la•ryn•gal

(ləˈrɪŋ gəl)

adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or located in the larynx.
2. (of a speech sound) articulated in the larynx; glottal.
n.
3. a laryngeal speech sound.
4. any of several reconstructed consonant phonemes of Proto-Indo-European, evident principally from their manifestation as vowels or effect on contiguous vowels in extant Indo-European languages.
[1785–95; < New Latin larynge(us) of, pertaining to the larynx]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.laryngeal - of or relating to or situated in the larynx; "laryngeal infection"
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Translations
grkljanskilaringalan

laryngeal

adjKehlkopf-; laryngeal reflexKehlkopfreflex m
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la·ryn·ge·al

a. laríngeo-a;
___ papillomatosispapilomatosis ___;
___ prominenceprominencia ___;
___ reflexreflejo ___, tos producida por irritación de la laringe;
___ stenosisestenosis ___;
___ syncopesíncope ___;
___ ventricleventrículo ___;
___ webred ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

laryngeal

adj laríngeo
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Vocal projection in both pieces was understated and lacking in bloom (perhaps wisely so, as any attempts to force largely untrained voices might have led to laryngal strain), and Edwards' conducting, particularly in the Faure, was perhaps over-careful and occasionally monochrome.