- tonetic
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adjective
Date: 1922
1. relating to linguistic tones or to tone languages
2. of or relating to intonation <tonetic notation> • tonetically adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tonetic
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tonetic — [tō net′ik] adj. 〚 TON(E) + (PHON)ETIC〛 of or having to do with a tone language tonetically adv. * * * … Universalium
tonetic — [tō net′ik] adj. [ TON(E) + (PHON)ETIC] of or having to do with a tone language tonetically adv … English World dictionary
tonetic — adjective a) having to do with intonation b) Having to do with linguistic tones or tonal languages … Wiktionary
tonetic — to·net·ic … English syllables
tonetic — … Useful english dictionary
tonetics — tonetic, adj. tonetically, adv. tonetician /toh ni tish euhn/, n. /toh net iks/, n. (used with a singular v.) the phonetic study of tone in language. [1920 25; TONE + (PHON)ETICS] * * * … Universalium
tonetics — tōˈned.iks noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: from tonetic, after English phonetic : phonetics : the use or study of linguistic tones : the science of intonation * * * tonetic, adj. tonetically … Useful english dictionary
tonetically — adverb see tonetic * * * tonetˈically adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑tonetic … Useful english dictionary
tonetically — adverb see tonetic … New Collegiate Dictionary
tonetician — ˌtōnəˈtishən sometimes ˌtän noun ( s) Etymology: tonetic + ian : a student of tonetics … Useful english dictionary
