intertonic

noun — 2 senses

intertonic

noun

Etymology From inter- + tonic.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A sound occurring between stressed syllables; as the /har/ in philharmonic

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A sound occurring between a stressed syllable and the beginning or end of a word; as the o in Deborah.

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