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extrametricality

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The situation where a particular segment or prosodic unit of a word may be ignored for the purposes of determining the stresses in the word's pronunciation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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History

Etymology

From extra- + metrical + -ity.

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  • Portuguese: extrametricidade — situation where certain segments of a word are irrelevant to its stress structure