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English
Etymology
Clipping of autonomous segment.
Noun
autosegment (plural autosegments)
- (linguistics) A segment on an autosegmental tier.
Dutch
Etymology
From auto- + segment, calque of English autosegment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑu̯.toː.sɛx.mɛnt/, /oː.toː.sɛx.mɛnt/
- Hyphenation: au‧to‧seg‧ment
Adjective
autosegment (not comparable)
- (phonology) autosegment