polytonic

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English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ tonic.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑliˈtɑnɪk/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒliˈtɒnɪk/
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Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

polytonic

Having several tones.
1. Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which employs the rough and smooth breathings and the grave, acute, and circumflex accents. Replaced by the monotonic system in 1982.

Antonyms

monotonic

Derived terms

polytonically

Translations

having several tones

Catalan: politònic
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
German: vieltönig, polytonisch

Using the Greek system of diacritics

Dutch: meertonig, meertonige
French: polytonique (fr)
Greek: πολυτονικός (el) m (polytonikós)
Italian: politonico
Spanish: politónico

Further reading

Greek diacritics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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