English Explanatory Dictionary

intertonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sound occurring between stressed syllables; as the /har/ in philharmonic
  2. A sound occurring between a stressed syllable and the beginning or end of a word; as the o in Deborah.

Word forms

intertonic intertonics

Etymology

From inter- + tonic.

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