"paratone" meaning in English

See paratone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: paratones [plural]
Etymology: para- + tone Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|tone}} para- + tone Head templates: {{en-noun}} paratone (plural paratones)
  1. (linguistics) A sequence of intonations used to convey information concerning sentence structure. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-paratone-en-noun-Q2EE44-D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with para- Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for paratone meaning in English (1.4kB)

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