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tonetic

UK/təʊˈnɛtɪk/US/toʊˈnɛtɪk/

tonetic adjective: having to do with intonation.

Adjective

tonetic (not comparable)

  1. Having to do with intonation.
  2. Having to do with linguistic tones or tonal languages.
  3. Relating to tones described in a phonetic, rather than phonemic, way.
    Antonyms:
    tonemic

Antonyms of tonetic

Words formed from tonetic

Words that rhyme with tonetic

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Questions about tonetic

What does tonetic mean?
Tonetic means having to do with intonation.
What part of speech is tonetic?
Tonetic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tonetic?
Tonetic is pronounced /təʊˈnɛtɪk/ (UK).

Words near tonetic in the dictionary

  1. tones of voice
  2. tones up
  3. tones with
  4. toneset
  5. tonesets
  6. tonetic
  7. tonetically
  8. tonetician
  9. toneticians
  10. tonetics
  11. tonette

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