su•pra•seg•men•tal(so̅o̅′prə seg men′tl),USA pronunciationadj.
above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
Phonetics[Ling.]pertaining to or noting features of speech, as stress, pitch, and length, that accompany individual consonants and vowels and may extend over more than one such segmental element; pertaining to junctural and prosodic features.