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extrametricality

extrametricality noun: the situation where a particular segment or prosodic unit of a word may be ignored for the purposes of determining the stresses in the word's pronunciation.

Noun

extrametricality (uncountable)

  1. The situation where a particular segment or prosodic unit of a word may be ignored for the purposes of determining the stresses in the word's pronunciation.

Origin of extrametricality

From extra- + metrical + -ity.

Questions about extrametricality

What does extrametricality mean?
Extrametricality means the situation where a particular segment or prosodic unit of a word may be ignored for the purposes of determining the stresses in the word's pronunciation.
What part of speech is extrametricality?
Extrametricality is a noun.

Words near extrametricality in the dictionary

  1. extramesenchymal
  2. extramesorectal
  3. extrametaphysical
  4. extrametric
  5. extrametrical
  6. extrametricality
  7. extrametrically
  8. extrametropolitan
  9. extramission
  10. extramissions
  11. extramitochondrial

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