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Definition of
suprasegmental adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
suprasegmental
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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ˌsuprəsɛɡˈmɛntl
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phonetics
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relating to features of speech such as stress and
intonation
as opposed to individual speech sounds
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suprasegmental
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suprasegmental
Nearby words
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verb
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