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paratone

paratone noun: a sequence of intonations used to convey information concerning sentence structure.

Noun

paratone (plural paratones)

  1. A sequence of intonations used to convey information concerning sentence structure.

Forms of paratone

pluralparatones

Origin of paratone

From para- + tone.

Words formed from paratone

Questions about paratone

What does paratone mean?
Paratone means a sequence of intonations used to convey information concerning sentence structure.
What part of speech is paratone?
Paratone is a noun.
What is the plural of paratone?
The plural of paratone is paratones.

Words near paratone in the dictionary

  1. paratoid gland
  2. paratoid glands
  3. paratomic
  4. paratomically
  5. paratomy
  6. paratone
  7. paratones
  8. Paratong
  9. paratonia
  10. paratonias
  11. paratonic

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