su|pra|seg|men|tal

su|pra|seg|men|tal
su|pra|seg|men|tal «SOO pruh sehg MEHN tuhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. above or beyond the segmental: »

... the functional organization of the central nervous system as a series of interconnected segmental and suprasegmental pathways (Science).

2. Linguistics. a) extending over or representing more than one speech sound: »

a suprasegmental phoneme. Stress, pitch, juncture, and intonation are the suprasegmental features of an utterance.

 b) of or having to do with suprasegmental features: »

suprasegmental phonology.

–n.
Linguistics. a suprasegmental feature; superfix.

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