prosody (n)
inflection (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
Outgoing links
Hypernym manner of speaking, speech, delivery
Derivationally related form inflection → inflect
Hyponym intonation, modulation, pitch contour; caesura; enjambment, enjambement; stress, emphasis, accent; rhythm, speech rhythm
Incoming links
Pertainym (pertains to noun) prosodic → prosody
Hyponym manner of speaking, speech, delivery
Hypernym intonation, modulation, pitch contour; caesura; enjambment, enjambement; stress, emphasis, accent; rhythm, speech rhythm
Derivationally related form inflect → inflection

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