suprasegmental

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

supra- +‎ segmental

NounEdit

suprasegmental (plural suprasegmentals)

1. (phonetics) An effect on speech, such as length, stress, tone, and aspiration, that extends over more than one segment of sounds.

AdjectiveEdit

suprasegmental (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a suprasegmental.
2. More than a segment.