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suprasegmental
suprasegmental (ˌsuːprəsɛɡˈmɛntəl; ˌsjuː-) adj (Linguistics) linguistics denoting those features of a sound or sequence of sounds that accompany rather than form part of the consecutive segments of a word or sentence, as for example stress and pitch in English ˌsuprasegˈmentally advsu•pra•seg•men•tal (ˌsu prə sɛgˈmɛn tl)
adj. 1. above, beyond, or in addition to a segment. 2. of or pertaining to features of speech, as stress and pitch, that accompany individual speech sounds and may extend over more than one such segmental element. n. 3. a suprasegmental feature. [1940–45] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | suprasegmental - pertaining to a feature of speech that extends over more than a single speech soundlinguistics - the scientific study of languageunited - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" |
Translationssuprasegmental
suprasegmentalS24-918320 (soo″pră-sĕg-mĕn′tăl) [″ + segmentum, segment] Located above the segmented portion.suprasegmental
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