Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paratone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-tone
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From para- + tone.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para

Inflected Forms

paratones (plural)

Derived Forms

paratonic

Questions

What does paratone mean?: A sequence of intonations used to convey information concerning sentence structure.
Where does paratone come from?: From para- + tone.

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