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tonetics

[toh-net-iks]

to·net·ics

[toh-net-iks]
noun (used with a singular verb)
the phonetic study of tone in language.

Origin:
1920–25; tone + (phon)etics

to·net·ic, adjective
to·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
to·ne·ti·cian [toh-ni-tish-uhn] , noun
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