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toneme
noun to·neme \ˈtō-ˌnēm\
Definition of TONEME
: an intonation phoneme in a tone language
— to·ne·mic \tō-ˈnē-mik\ adjective
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First Known Use of TONEME
1923
Rhymes with TONEME
abeam, agleam, airstream, berseem, beseem, bireme, blaspheme, bloodstream, centime, coal seam, cold cream, crossbeam, daydream, downstream, dream team, drill team, egg cream, esteem, extreme, French seam, grapheme, Gulf Stream, hakim, headstream, high beam, hornbeam, I beam, ice cream, inseam, jet stream, kilim, lexeme, live steam, low beam, mainstream, midstream, millime, millstream, moonbeam, morpheme, onstream, phoneme, pipe dream, redeem, regime, rhyme scheme, sealed-beam, sememe, sidestream, slipstream, sour cream, sunbeam, supreme, tag team, Tarim, third-stream, trireme, unseam, upstream, warp beam, wet dream
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