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But in general the individual variation is a small thing added onto basic linguistic features of greater magnitude.
thing
{ "name": "thing", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a special situation", "an action", "a special abstraction", "an artifact", "an event", "a vaguely specified concern", "a statement regarded as an object", "an entity that is not named specifically", "any attribute or quality conside...
[ "any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence" ]
[ "thing%1:07:00::" ]
But in general the individual variation is a small thing added onto basic linguistic features of greater magnitude.
added
{ "name": "add", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders", "make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of", "state or say further", "bestow a quality on", "make an...
[ "make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of" ]
[ "add%2:30:00::" ]
But in general the individual variation is a small thing added onto basic linguistic features of greater magnitude.
basic
{ "name": "basic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use", "(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant", "pertaining to or constituti...
[ "reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality" ]
[ "basic%5:00:00:standard:01" ]
But in general the individual variation is a small thing added onto basic linguistic features of greater magnitude.
linguistic
{ "name": "linguistic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "consisting of or related to language", "of or relating to the scientific study of language" ] }
[ "of or relating to the scientific study of language" ]
[ "linguistic%3:01:01::" ]
But in general the individual variation is a small thing added onto basic linguistic features of greater magnitude.
features
{ "name": "feature", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a prominent attribute or aspect of something", "the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin", "the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater", "a special or prominent article in a newspaper or maga...
[ "a prominent attribute or aspect of something" ]
[ "feature%1:09:00::" ]
But in general the individual variation is a small thing added onto basic linguistic features of greater magnitude.
greater
{ "name": "greater", "sense_definitions_list": [ "greater in size or importance or degree", "relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind", "of major significance or importance", "remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect", "very good", ...
[ "greater in size or importance or degree" ]
[ "greater%3:00:00::" ]
But in general the individual variation is a small thing added onto basic linguistic features of greater magnitude.
magnitude
{ "name": "magnitude", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)", "a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the qu...
[ "relative importance" ]
[ "magnitude%1:07:01::" ]
With tone, individual differences may be greater than the linguistic contrasts which are superimposed on them.
tone
{ "name": "tone", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of a person's voice", "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages", "(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)", "the general atmosp...
[ "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages" ]
[ "tone%1:07:02::" ]
With tone, individual differences may be greater than the linguistic contrasts which are superimposed on them.
individual
{ "name": "individual", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a single organism", "being or characteristic of a single thing or person", "separate and distinct from others of the same kind", "characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing", "concerning one person exclusively...
[ "being or characteristic of a single thing or person" ]
[ "individual%3:00:00::" ]
With tone, individual differences may be greater than the linguistic contrasts which are superimposed on them.
differences
{ "name": "difference", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of being unlike or dissimilar", "a variation that deviates from the standard or norm", "a disagreement or argument about something important", "a significant change", "the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when...
[ "a variation that deviates from the standard or norm" ]
[ "difference%1:11:00::" ]
With tone, individual differences may be greater than the linguistic contrasts which are superimposed on them.
be
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
With tone, individual differences may be greater than the linguistic contrasts which are superimposed on them.
greater
{ "name": "greater", "sense_definitions_list": [ "greater in size or importance or degree", "relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind", "of major significance or importance", "remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect", "very good", ...
[ "greater in size or importance or degree" ]
[ "greater%3:00:00::" ]
With tone, individual differences may be greater than the linguistic contrasts which are superimposed on them.
linguistic
{ "name": "linguistic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "consisting of or related to language", "of or relating to the scientific study of language" ] }
[ "consisting of or related to language" ]
[ "linguistic%3:01:00::" ]
With tone, individual differences may be greater than the linguistic contrasts which are superimposed on them.
contrasts
{ "name": "contrast", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared;,", "the act of distinguishing by comparing differences", "a conceptual separation or distinction", "the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors", "the range of ...
[ "the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared;," ]
[ "contrast%1:24:00::" ]
With tone, individual differences may be greater than the linguistic contrasts which are superimposed on them.
superimposed
{ "name": "superimpose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "place on top of" ] }
[ "place on top of" ]
[ "superimpose%2:35:00::" ]
Pitch differences from one speaker to another, or from one emotional state to another, may far exceed the small differences between tones.
Pitch
{ "name": "pitch", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration", "(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter", "a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)", "promotion by means of an argument and demonstrat...
[ "the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration" ]
[ "pitch%1:07:00::" ]
Pitch differences from one speaker to another, or from one emotional state to another, may far exceed the small differences between tones.
differences
{ "name": "difference", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of being unlike or dissimilar", "a variation that deviates from the standard or norm", "a disagreement or argument about something important", "a significant change", "the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when...
[ "a variation that deviates from the standard or norm" ]
[ "difference%1:11:00::" ]
Pitch differences from one speaker to another, or from one emotional state to another, may far exceed the small differences between tones.
one
{ "name": "one", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number", "a single person or thing", "used of a single unit or thing; not two or more", "having the indivisible character of a unit", "of the same kind or quality", "used informally as an i...
[ "used of a single unit or thing; not two or more" ]
[ "one%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
Pitch differences from one speaker to another, or from one emotional state to another, may far exceed the small differences between tones.
speaker
{ "name": "speaker", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)", "electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance", "th...
[ "someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)" ]
[ "speaker%1:18:00::" ]
Pitch differences from one speaker to another, or from one emotional state to another, may far exceed the small differences between tones.
one
{ "name": "one", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number", "a single person or thing", "used of a single unit or thing; not two or more", "having the indivisible character of a unit", "of the same kind or quality", "used informally as an i...
[ "used of a single unit or thing; not two or more" ]
[ "one%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
Pitch differences from one speaker to another, or from one emotional state to another, may far exceed the small differences between tones.
emotional state
{ "name": "emotional_state", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)" ] }
[ "the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)" ]
[ "emotional_state%1:26:00::" ]
Pitch differences from one speaker to another, or from one emotional state to another, may far exceed the small differences between tones.
far
{ "name": "far", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again", "located at a great distance in time or space or degree", "being of a considerable distance or length", "being the animal or vehicle ...
[ "to a considerable degree; very much" ]
[ "far%4:02:02::" ]
Pitch differences from one speaker to another, or from one emotional state to another, may far exceed the small differences between tones.
exceed
{ "name": "exceed", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be greater in scope or size than some standard", "be superior or better than some standard", "be or do something to a greater degree" ] }
[ "be greater in scope or size than some standard" ]
[ "exceed%2:42:01::" ]
Pitch differences from one speaker to another, or from one emotional state to another, may far exceed the small differences between tones.
small
{ "name": "small", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the slender part of the back", "a garment size for a small person", "limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent", "limited in size or scope", "(of children and animals) young, immature", "slight or limited; especially...
[ "limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent" ]
[ "small%3:00:00::" ]
Pitch differences from one speaker to another, or from one emotional state to another, may far exceed the small differences between tones.
differences
{ "name": "difference", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of being unlike or dissimilar", "a variation that deviates from the standard or norm", "a disagreement or argument about something important", "a significant change", "the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when...
[ "a variation that deviates from the standard or norm", "the quality of being unlike or dissimilar" ]
[ "difference%1:11:00::", "difference%1:07:00::" ]
Pitch differences from one speaker to another, or from one emotional state to another, may far exceed the small differences between tones.
tones
{ "name": "tone", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of a person's voice", "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages", "(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)", "the general atmosp...
[ "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages" ]
[ "tone%1:07:02::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
However
{ "name": "however", "sense_definitions_list": [ "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)", "by contrast; on the other hand", "to whatever degree or extent", "in whatever way or manner" ] }
[ "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)" ]
[ "however%4:02:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
suggestion
{ "name": "suggestion", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an idea that is suggested", "a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection", "a just detectable amount", "persuasion formulated as a suggestion", "the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association", "the a...
[ "an idea that is suggested" ]
[ "suggestion%1:09:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
accounts for
{ "name": "account_for", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be the reason or explanation for", "give reasons for" ] }
[ "be the reason or explanation for" ]
[ "account_for%2:42:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
only
{ "name": "only", "sense_definitions_list": [ "being the only one; single and isolated from others", "exclusive of anyone or anything else", "and nothing more", "without any others being included or involved", "with nevertheless the final result", "in the final outcome", "except that", ...
[ "and nothing more" ]
[ "only%4:02:02::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
difficulties
{ "name": "difficulty", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an effort that is inconvenient", "a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result", "a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcom...
[ "an effort that is inconvenient" ]
[ "difficulty%1:04:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
hearing
{ "name": "hear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process", "receive a communication from someone", "listen and pay attention" ] }
[ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense" ]
[ "hear%2:39:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
tone
{ "name": "tone", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of a person's voice", "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages", "(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)", "the general atmosp...
[ "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages" ]
[ "tone%1:07:02::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
developing
{ "name": "develop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation", "work out", "gain through experience", "come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)", "come into existence; take on form or shape", "change th...
[ "work out" ]
[ "develop%2:36:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
realistic
{ "name": "realistic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are", "representing what is real; not abstract or ideal", "of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism" ] }
[ "aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are" ]
[ "realistic%3:00:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
attitude
{ "name": "attitude", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways", "the arrangement of the body and its limbs", "a theatrical pose created for effect", "position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame o...
[ "a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways" ]
[ "attitude%1:09:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
tone
{ "name": "tone", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of a person's voice", "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages", "(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)", "the general atmosp...
[ "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages" ]
[ "tone%1:07:02::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
not
{ "name": "not", "sense_definitions_list": [ "negation of a word or group of words" ] }
[ "negation of a word or group of words" ]
[ "not%4:02:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
analytic
{ "name": "analytic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "using or subjected to a methodology using algebra and calculus", "using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)", "expressing a grammatical category by using two ...
[ "using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)" ]
[ "analytic%3:00:03::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
difficulties
{ "name": "difficulty", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an effort that is inconvenient", "a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result", "a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcom...
[ "an effort that is inconvenient" ]
[ "difficulty%1:04:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
occur
{ "name": "occur", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come to pass", "come to one's mind; suggest itself", "to be found to exist" ] }
[ "come to pass" ]
[ "occur%2:30:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
even
{ "name": "even", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)", "make level or straight", "become even or more even", "make even or more even", "divisible by two", "equal in degree or extent or amount; or equ...
[ "used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected" ]
[ "even%4:02:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
tone
{ "name": "tone", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of a person's voice", "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages", "(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)", "the general atmosp...
[ "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages" ]
[ "tone%1:07:02::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
meticulously
{ "name": "meticulously", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a meticulous manner" ] }
[ "in a meticulous manner" ]
[ "meticulously%4:02:00::" ]
However, any such suggestion accounts for only some of the difficulties in hearing tone, or in developing a realistic attitude about tone, but not for the analytic difficulties that occur even when tone is meticulously recorded.
recorded
{ "name": "record", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events", "sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph need...
[ "indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments" ]
[ "record%2:32:03::" ]
A second explanation is suggested by the material described in Rowlands ' paper.
explanation
{ "name": "explanation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.", "thought that makes something comprehensible", "the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible" ] }
[ "thought that makes something comprehensible" ]
[ "explanation%1:09:00::" ]
A second explanation is suggested by the material described in Rowlands ' paper.
suggested
{ "name": "suggest", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a proposal, declare a plan for something", "drop a hint; intimate by a hint", "imply as a possibility", "suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine", "call to mind" ] }
[ "imply as a possibility" ]
[ "suggest%2:32:02::" ]
A second explanation is suggested by the material described in Rowlands ' paper.
material
{ "name": "material", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object", "information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form", "artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic ...
[ "information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form" ]
[ "material%1:10:00::" ]
A second explanation is suggested by the material described in Rowlands ' paper.
described
{ "name": "describe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a description of", "to give an account or representation of in words", "make a mark or lines on a surface", "identify as in botany or biology, for example" ] }
[ "give a description of" ]
[ "describe%2:32:00::" ]
A second explanation is suggested by the material described in Rowlands ' paper.
Rowlands
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
A second explanation is suggested by the material described in Rowlands ' paper.
paper
{ "name": "paper", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses", "an essay (especially one written as an assignment)", "a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements", "a medium for...
[ "an essay (especially one written as an assignment)" ]
[ "paper%1:10:01::" ]
Tone and intonation often become seriously intermeshed.
Tone
{ "name": "tone", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of a person's voice", "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages", "(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)", "the general atmosp...
[ "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages" ]
[ "tone%1:07:02::" ]
Tone and intonation often become seriously intermeshed.
intonation
{ "name": "intonation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "rise and fall of the voice pitch", "singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong", "the act of singing in a monotonous tone", "the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations" ...
[ "rise and fall of the voice pitch" ]
[ "intonation%1:10:00::" ]
Tone and intonation often become seriously intermeshed.
often
{ "name": "often", "sense_definitions_list": [ "many times at short intervals", "frequently or in great quantities", "in many cases or instances" ] }
[ "many times at short intervals" ]
[ "often%4:02:00::" ]
Tone and intonation often become seriously intermeshed.
become
{ "name": "become", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "undergo a change or development", "come into existence", "enhance the appearance of" ] }
[ "enter or assume a certain state or condition" ]
[ "become%2:30:00::" ]
Tone and intonation often become seriously intermeshed.
seriously
{ "name": "seriously", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a serious manner", "to a severe or serious degree" ] }
[ "in a serious manner" ]
[ "seriously%4:02:00::" ]
Tone and intonation often become seriously intermeshed.
intermeshed
{ "name": "intermeshed", "sense_definitions_list": [ "caught as if in a mesh", "(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting" ] }
[ "caught as if in a mesh" ]
[ "intermeshed%5:00:00:tangled:00" ]
Neither can be adequately systematized until we are able to separate the two and assign the observed phenomena individually to one or the other.
adequately
{ "name": "adequately", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree" ] }
[ "in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree" ]
[ "adequately%4:02:00::" ]
Neither can be adequately systematized until we are able to separate the two and assign the observed phenomena individually to one or the other.
systematized
{ "name": "systematize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "arrange according to a system or reduce to a system" ] }
[ "arrange according to a system or reduce to a system" ]
[ "systematize%2:30:00::" ]
Neither can be adequately systematized until we are able to separate the two and assign the observed phenomena individually to one or the other.
are
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Neither can be adequately systematized until we are able to separate the two and assign the observed phenomena individually to one or the other.
able
{ "name": "able", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something", "have the skills and qualifications to do things well", "having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity", "having a strong healthy body" ...
[ "(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something" ]
[ "able%3:00:00::" ]
Neither can be adequately systematized until we are able to separate the two and assign the observed phenomena individually to one or the other.
separate
{ "name": "separate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication", "a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments", "act as a barrier between; stand between", "force, take, or pull apart", "...
[ "arrange or order by classes or categories", "mark as different" ]
[ "separate%2:31:00::", "separate%2:31:01::" ]
Neither can be adequately systematized until we are able to separate the two and assign the observed phenomena individually to one or the other.
assign
{ "name": "assign", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)", "give out", "attribute or credit to", "select something or someone for a specific purpose", "attribute or give", "make undue claims to having", "transfer one's ri...
[ "attribute or credit to" ]
[ "assign%2:31:02::" ]
Neither can be adequately systematized until we are able to separate the two and assign the observed phenomena individually to one or the other.
observed
{ "name": "observed", "sense_definitions_list": [ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "make mention of", "observe with care or pay close attention to", "watch attentively", "show respect towards", "behave as expected during of holidays or rites", "follow with the...
[ "discovered or determined by scientific observation" ]
[ "observed%5:00:00:determined:00" ]
Neither can be adequately systematized until we are able to separate the two and assign the observed phenomena individually to one or the other.
phenomena
{ "name": "phenomenon", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning", "a remarkable development" ] }
[ "any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning" ]
[ "phenomenon%1:03:00::" ]
Neither can be adequately systematized until we are able to separate the two and assign the observed phenomena individually to one or the other.
individually
{ "name": "individually", "sense_definitions_list": [ "apart from others" ] }
[ "apart from others" ]
[ "individually%4:02:00::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
Other
{ "name": "other", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen", "recently past", "belonging to the distant past", "very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; - Lance Morrow" ] }
[ "not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen" ]
[ "other%3:00:00::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
pairs
{ "name": "pair", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a set of two similar things considered as a unit", "two items of the same kind", "two people considered as a unit", "a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value", "form a pair or pairs", "bring two objects, ideas, or people together", "occur...
[ "a set of two similar things considered as a unit" ]
[ "pair%1:14:01::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
phonologic
{ "name": "phonologic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to phonology" ] }
[ "of or relating to phonology" ]
[ "phonologic%3:01:00::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
subsystems
{ "name": "subsystem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a system that is part of some larger system" ] }
[ "a system that is part of some larger system" ]
[ "subsystem%1:14:00::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
also
{ "name": "also", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in addition" ] }
[ "in addition" ]
[ "also%4:02:00::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
interact
{ "name": "interact", "sense_definitions_list": [ "act together or towards others or with others" ] }
[ "act together or towards others or with others" ]
[ "interact%2:41:00::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
overlap
{ "name": "overlap", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena", "the property of partial coincidence in time", "a flap that lies over another part", "coincide partially or wholly", "extend over and cover a part of" ] }
[ "coincide partially or wholly" ]
[ "overlap%2:42:03::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
way
{ "name": "way", "sense_definitions_list": [ "how something is done or how it happens", "how a result is obtained or an end is achieved", "a line leading to a place or point", "the condition of things generally", "a course of conduct", "any artifact consisting of a road or path affording pas...
[ "how something is done or how it happens" ]
[ "way%1:07:01::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
for example
{ "name": "for_example", "sense_definitions_list": [ "as an example" ] }
[ "as an example" ]
[ "for_example%4:02:00::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
duration
{ "name": "duration", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time during which something continues", "the property of enduring or continuing in time", "continuance in time" ] }
[ "the period of time during which something continues" ]
[ "duration%1:28:02::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
sometimes
{ "name": "sometimes", "sense_definitions_list": [ "on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always" ] }
[ "on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always" ]
[ "sometimes%4:02:01::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
figures
{ "name": "figure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a diagram or picture illustrating textual material", "alternative names for the body of a human being", "one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration", "a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)", "a well-known or nota...
[ "be or play a part of or in" ]
[ "figure%2:42:00::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
vowel system
{ "name": "vowel_system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the system of vowels used in a particular language" ] }
[ "the system of vowels used in a particular language" ]
[ "vowel_system%1:10:00::" ]
Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for example, duration sometimes figures in both the vowel system and the intonation.
intonation
{ "name": "intonation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "rise and fall of the voice pitch", "singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong", "the act of singing in a monotonous tone", "the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations" ...
[ "rise and fall of the voice pitch" ]
[ "intonation%1:10:00::" ]
Some phonetic features, for example glottal catch or murmur, are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual systems.
phonetic
{ "name": "phonetic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to speech sounds", "of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds" ] }
[ "of or relating to speech sounds" ]
[ "phonetic%3:01:01::" ]
Some phonetic features, for example glottal catch or murmur, are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual systems.
features
{ "name": "feature", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a prominent attribute or aspect of something", "the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin", "the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater", "a special or prominent article in a newspaper or maga...
[ "a prominent attribute or aspect of something" ]
[ "feature%1:09:00::" ]
Some phonetic features, for example glottal catch or murmur, are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual systems.
for example
{ "name": "for_example", "sense_definitions_list": [ "as an example" ] }
[ "as an example" ]
[ "for_example%4:02:00::" ]
Some phonetic features, for example glottal catch or murmur, are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual systems.
glottal catch
{ "name": "glottal_catch", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel" ] }
[ "a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel" ]
[ "glottal_catch%1:10:00::" ]
Some phonetic features, for example glottal catch or murmur, are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual systems.
murmur
{ "name": "murmur", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech", "a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant", "an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal func...
[ "a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant" ]
[ "murmur%1:10:01::" ]
Some phonetic features, for example glottal catch or murmur, are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual systems.
sometimes
{ "name": "sometimes", "sense_definitions_list": [ "on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always" ] }
[ "on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always" ]
[ "sometimes%4:02:01::" ]
Some phonetic features, for example glottal catch or murmur, are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual systems.
assigned
{ "name": "assign", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)", "give out", "attribute or credit to", "select something or someone for a specific purpose", "attribute or give", "make undue claims to having", "transfer one's ri...
[ "select something or someone for a specific purpose" ]
[ "assign%2:31:00::" ]
Some phonetic features, for example glottal catch or murmur, are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual systems.
segmental
{ "name": "segmental", "sense_definitions_list": [ "divided or organized into speech segments or isolable speech sounds", "having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters" ] }
[ "divided or organized into speech segments or isolable speech sounds" ]
[ "segmental%5:00:02:divided:00" ]
Some phonetic features, for example glottal catch or murmur, are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual systems.
phonemics
{ "name": "phonemics", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes" ] }
[ "the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes" ]
[ "phonemics%1:09:00::" ]
Some phonetic features, for example glottal catch or murmur, are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual systems.
sometimes
{ "name": "sometimes", "sense_definitions_list": [ "on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always" ] }
[ "on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always" ]
[ "sometimes%4:02:01::" ]
Some phonetic features, for example glottal catch or murmur, are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual systems.
accentual systems
{ "name": "accentual_system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the system of accentuation used in a particular language" ] }
[ "the system of accentuation used in a particular language" ]
[ "accentual_system%1:10:00::" ]
But no other two phonologic systems are as difficult to disentangle as are tone and intonation in some languages.
other
{ "name": "other", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen", "recently past", "belonging to the distant past", "very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; - Lance Morrow" ] }
[ "not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen" ]
[ "other%3:00:00::" ]
But no other two phonologic systems are as difficult to disentangle as are tone and intonation in some languages.
two
{ "name": "two", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number", "one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots", "being one more than one" ] }
[ "being one more than one" ]
[ "two%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
But no other two phonologic systems are as difficult to disentangle as are tone and intonation in some languages.
phonologic systems
{ "name": "phonologic_system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the system of phones used in a particular language" ] }
[ "the system of phones used in a particular language" ]
[ "phonologic_system%1:10:00::" ]
But no other two phonologic systems are as difficult to disentangle as are tone and intonation in some languages.
are
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
But no other two phonologic systems are as difficult to disentangle as are tone and intonation in some languages.
difficult
{ "name": "difficult", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure", "hard to control;," ] }
[ "not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure" ]
[ "difficult%3:00:00::" ]
But no other two phonologic systems are as difficult to disentangle as are tone and intonation in some languages.
disentangle
{ "name": "disentangle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "release from entanglement of difficulty", "extricate from entanglement", "free from involvement or entanglement", "separate the tangles of", "smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb" ] }
[ "extricate from entanglement" ]
[ "disentangle%2:35:00::" ]
But no other two phonologic systems are as difficult to disentangle as are tone and intonation in some languages.
tone
{ "name": "tone", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of a person's voice", "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages", "(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)", "the general atmosp...
[ "(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages" ]
[ "tone%1:07:02::" ]
But no other two phonologic systems are as difficult to disentangle as are tone and intonation in some languages.
intonation
{ "name": "intonation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "rise and fall of the voice pitch", "singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong", "the act of singing in a monotonous tone", "the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations" ...
[ "rise and fall of the voice pitch" ]
[ "intonation%1:10:00::" ]
But no other two phonologic systems are as difficult to disentangle as are tone and intonation in some languages.
languages
{ "name": "language", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols", "(language) communication by word of mouth", "the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number", "the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding l...
[ "(language) communication by word of mouth" ]
[ "language%1:10:01::" ]