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suprasegmental
suprasegmental
English
Noun
suprasegmental (plural suprasegmentals)
- (phonetics) An effect on speech, such as length, stress, tone, and aspiration, that extends over more than one segment of sounds.
Adjective
suprasegmental (not comparable)
- Of or relating to a suprasegmental.
- More than a segment.