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PROSODIC SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prosodic system mean?
• PROSODIC SYSTEM (noun)
The noun PROSODIC SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. the system of accentuation used in a particular language
Familiarity information: PROSODIC SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The system of accentuation used in a particular language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
accentual system; prosodic system
Hypernyms ("prosodic system" is a kind of...):
language system (a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language)
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