intertonic

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noun

A sound occurring between stressed syllables; as the /har/ in philharmonic

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Meanings

nounintertonic (plural intertonics)

plural intertonics

  1. human sciencesA sound occurring between stressed syllables; as the /har/ in philharmonic
  2. human sciencesA sound occurring between a stressed syllable and the beginning or end of a word; as the o in Deborah.

Origin

From inter- + tonic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

citronetin
Cite this entry
APA

intertonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertonic

MLA

“intertonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intertonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertonic.

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