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suprasegmental

su·pra·seg·men·tal
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [soo-pruh-seg-men-tl]
    • /ˌsu prə sɛgˈmɛn tl/
    • /ˌsuː.prə.seg.ˈmen.tl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-pruh-seg-men-tl]
    • /ˌsu prə sɛgˈmɛn tl/

Definitions of suprasegmental word

  • adjective suprasegmental above, beyond, or in addition to a segment. 1
  • adjective suprasegmental Linguistics. 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. 1
  • noun suprasegmental a suprasegmental feature. 1
  • adjective suprasegmental 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 0
See all 4 definitions of suprasegmental

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Origin of suprasegmental

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; supra- + segmental

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Parts of speech for Suprasegmental

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Suprasegmental

suprasegmental popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

suprasegmental usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with suprasegmental

  • what is suprasegmental?
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Related words

  • superfix

    a suprasegmental feature having an identifiable meaning or grammatical function, as the stress pattern that distinguishes the noun record from the verb record or the parallel falling stress patterns of blackbird and highchair, reflecting a parallel relationship between the elements.

  • supra-

    over, above, beyond, or greater than
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