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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessegmentaire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seɡ.mɑ̃.tɛʁ
"La structure segmentaire de l'organisme permet une plus grande flexibilité."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or consisting of segments.
"The segmental structure of the organism allows for greater flexibility." - 2
In linguistics, pertaining to the individual sounds or phonemes that make up a language.
"Segmental features of speech are crucial for understanding phonetic variations."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'segmental' originates from the Latin word 'segmentum', meaning 'a piece cut off'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 19th century, primarily used in linguistic contexts to describe elements that are distinct and separable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Segmental" is said worldwide
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segmentaire
Transliteration: seɡ.mɑ̃.tɛʁ
"La structure segmentaire de l'organisme permet une plus grande flexibilité."
segmental
Transliteration: zɛɡmɛnˈtaːl
"Die segmentale Struktur des Organismus ermöglicht eine größere Flexibilität."
segmentale
Transliteration: seɡmenˈta.le
"La struttura segmentale dell'organismo consente una maggiore flessibilità."
segmental
Transliteration: seɡmenˈtal
"La estructura segmental del organismo permite una mayor flexibilidad."
segmentar
Transliteration: seɡmenˈtaʁ
"A estrutura segmentar do organismo permite maior flexibilidade."
खंडीय
Transliteration: khaṇḍīya
"जीव के खंडीय संरचना अधिक लचीलापन प्रदान करती है।"
分段的
Transliteration: fēnduàn de
"生物的分段结构允许更大的灵活性。"
분절의
Transliteration: bunjeol-ui
"생물의 분절 구조는 더 큰 유연성을 허용합니다."
セグメンタル
Transliteration: segumentaru
"生物のセグメンタル構造は、より大きな柔軟性を許可します。"
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