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suprasegmental

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsuːprəsegˈmentl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′prə seg men′tl)

su•pra•seg•men•tal (so̅o̅′prə seg men′tl),USA pronunciation adj.

above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
Phonetics[Ling.]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.

Phoneticsa suprasegmental feature.

supra- + segmental 1940–45

'suprasegmental' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

particle - superfix - supra

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