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/ˌsuːp.ɹə.sɛɡˈmɛn.təl/ · noun
(phonetics) An effect on speech, such as length, stress, tone, and phonation type, that extends over more than one segment of sounds..
There are two kinds of phonemes in Chinese: segmental phonemes, which may be thought of as sequential sounds, and suprasegmental phonemes or tones, which in a sense are added to the syllable as a whole.
Use suprasegmental when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Suprasegmental means (phonetics) An effect on speech, such as length, stress, tone, and phonation type, that extends over more than one segment of sounds..
Common synonyms include united.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There are two kinds of phonemes in Chinese: segmental phonemes, which may be thought of as sequential sounds, and suprasegmental phonemes or tones, which in a sense are added to the syllable as a whole.
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