segmental

[seg-men-tl]

seg·men·tal

[seg-men-tl]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by segments or segmentation.
2.
Linguistics. noting or pertaining to the discrete elements of sequential speech, as consonants and vowels.

Origin:
1810–20; segment + -al1

seg·men·tal·ly, adverb
in·ter·seg·men·tal, adjective
mul·ti·seg·men·tal, adjective
non·seg·men·tal, adjective
non·seg·men·tal·ly, adverb
EXPAND
trans·seg·men·tal, adjective
trans·seg·men·tal·ly, adverb
un·seg·men·tal, adjective
un·seg·men·tal·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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Segmental is always a great word to know.
So is strident. Does it mean:
characterized acoustically by noise of relatively high intensity, as sibilants, labiodentals and uvular fricatives, and most affricates
an area whose dialect has exerted influence on the dialects of surrounding areas, as reflected in an geography more or less concentrically surrounding it
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segmental (sɛɡˈmɛntəl)
 
adj
1.  of, like, or having the form of a segment
2.  divided into segments
3.  linguistics of, relating to, or constituting an isolable speech sound
 
segmentally
 
adv

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