tone language 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings
Synonyms
- tonal language 1
a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings
Hypernym
a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
Part_meronym
tone system 1
noun
the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language
EnglishHyponym
a tone language that uses pitch changes
a tone language that uses different voice registers
Part_holonym
tone system 1
noun
the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language
