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posttonic

posttonic adjective: that immediately follows a stressed syllable.

Adjective

posttonic (not comparable)

  1. That immediately follows a stressed syllable

Origin of posttonic

From post- + tonic.

Questions about posttonic

What does posttonic mean?
Posttonic means that immediately follows a stressed syllable.
What part of speech is posttonic?
Posttonic is an adjective.

Words near posttonic in the dictionary

  1. postthrombophlebitic syndrome
  2. postthrombosis
  3. postthrombotic
  4. postthrombotic syndrome
  5. posttibial
  6. posttonic
  7. posttotal
  8. posttourism
  9. posttourist
  10. posttourists
  11. posttrabecular

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