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allotone

allotone noun: any of the pitch allophones of a pitch phoneme.

Noun

allotone (plural allotones)

  1. Any of the pitch allophones of a pitch phoneme.

Forms of allotone

pluralallotones

Origin of allotone

From allo- + tone.

Words formed from allotone

Questions about allotone

What does allotone mean?
Allotone means any of the pitch allophones of a pitch phoneme.
What part of speech is allotone?
Allotone is a noun.
What is the plural of allotone?
The plural of allotone is allotones.

Words near allotone in the dictionary

  1. allotmenteer
  2. allotmenteering
  3. allotmenteers
  4. allotments
  5. alloton
  6. allotone
  7. allotones
  8. allotonic
  9. allotons
  10. allotope
  11. allotopes

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