Definition of TONEME

toneme

Plural: tonemes

Noun

  • A distinctive unit of linguistic tone, similar to a phoneme.
  • A phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings.

Examples

  • The single letter ’S’ can act as a toneme, changing a word’s meaning from singular to plural.

Origin / Etymology

From tone + -eme.

Scrabble Score: 8

toneme: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
toneme: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
toneme: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

toneme: valid Words With Friends Word