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atonic

Syllabification: (a·ton·ic)
Pronunciation: /āˈtänik/

Definition of atonic

adjective

  • 1 Linguistics (of a syllable) without accent or stress.
  • 2 Physiology lacking muscular tone.

Derivatives

atony

Pronunciation: /ˈatnē/

noun

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