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intertonic

intertonic noun: a sound occurring between stressed syllables; as the /har/ in philharmonic.

Noun

intertonic (plural intertonics)

  1. A sound occurring between stressed syllables; as the /har/ in philharmonic
  2. A sound occurring between a stressed syllable and the beginning or end of a word; as the o in Deborah.

Forms of intertonic

pluralintertonics

Origin of intertonic

From inter- + tonic.

Questions about intertonic

What does intertonic mean?
Intertonic means a sound occurring between stressed syllables; as the /har/ in philharmonic.
What part of speech is intertonic?
Intertonic is a noun.
What is the plural of intertonic?
The plural of intertonic is intertonics.

Words near intertonic in the dictionary

  1. intertones
  2. intertongue
  3. intertongued
  4. intertongues
  5. intertonguing
  6. intertonic
  7. intertonics
  8. intertooth
  9. intertopic
  10. intertown
  11. intertrabecular

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