Meaning Of The Word Suprasegmental

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Suprasegmental Meaning

Suprasegmental Definition
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What's The Definition Of Suprasegmental?

suprasegmental in American English
adjective: above, beyond, or in addition to a segment
noun: a suprasegmental feature

suprasegmental in British English
adjective: 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

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