suprasegmental
/ˌsuːp.ɹə.sɛɡˈmɛn.təl/
adj 2noun 1
Definitions
noun
1
An effect on speech, such as length, stress, tone, and phonation type, that extends over more than one segment of sounds.
adj
1
Of or relating to a suprasegmental.
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.
2
More than a segment.
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