suprasegmental Syllabification: (su·pra·seg·men·tal)Pronunciation: /ˌso͞oprəˌsegˈmentl/ LinguisticsDefinition of suprasegmental adjective denoting a feature of an utterance other than the consonantal and vocalic components, e.g., (in English) stress and intonation. noun such a feature. suprasegmental in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of suprasegmental in the British & World English dictionary