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laryngeal may mean

pertaining to the larynx
in Indo-European linguistics, a consonant postulated in the laryngeal theory
in phonetics, an alternate term for glottal sounds. The larynx (plural larynges) colloquially known as the voicebox, is an organ in the Neck of Mammals involved in protection of the The laryngeal theory is a generally accepted theory of Historical linguistics which proposes the existence of a set of three (or more Consonant sounds that appear

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laryngeal

-adjective

Of or pertaining to a larynx or larynges.

-noun

A laryngeal sound, a sound uttered by utilising larynx.
In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as <h₁>, <h₂> and <h₃>.

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