Meanings
nountonetics (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe use or study of tone, pitch, and intonation.
Origin
From tonetic or -s. By surface analysis, tone + -etic + -s.
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APA
tonetics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonetics
MLA
“tonetics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonetics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tonetics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonetics.
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