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suprasegmental
adjective su·pra·seg·men·tal \ˌsü-prə-seg-ˈmen-təl, -ˌprä-\
Definition of SUPRASEGMENTAL
: of or relating to significant features (as stress, pitch, or juncture) that occur simultaneously with vowels and consonants in an utterance
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First Known Use of SUPRASEGMENTAL
1941
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