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This explanation of tone difficulties, however, does not apply in all languages.
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" ] }
[ "a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc." ]
[ "explanation%1:10:00::" ]
This explanation of tone difficulties, however, does not apply in all 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::" ]
This explanation of tone difficulties, however, does not apply in all languages.
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...
[ "a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result" ]
[ "difficulty%1:09:02::" ]
This explanation of tone difficulties, however, does not apply in all languages.
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::" ]
This explanation of tone difficulties, however, does not apply in all languages.
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::" ]
This explanation of tone difficulties, however, does not apply in all languages.
apply
{ "name": "apply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose", "be pertinent or relevant or applicable", "ask (for something)", "apply to a surface", "be applicable to; as to an analysis", "give or conve...
[ "be pertinent or relevant or applicable" ]
[ "apply%2:42:00::" ]
This explanation of tone difficulties, however, does not apply in all languages.
all
{ "name": "all", "sense_definitions_list": [ "quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class", "completely given to or absorbed by", "to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')" ...
[ "quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class" ]
[ "all%3:00:00::" ]
This explanation of tone difficulties, however, does not apply in all 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::" ]
In some ( the Ewe type mentioned above ) interaction of tone and intonation is restricted to the ends of intonation spans.
type
{ "name": "type", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a subdivision of a particular kind of thing", "a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)", "(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon", "printed characters", "all of the tokens...
[ "a subdivision of a particular kind of thing" ]
[ "type%1:09:00::" ]
In some ( the Ewe type mentioned above ) interaction of tone and intonation is restricted to the ends of intonation spans.
mentioned
{ "name": "mention", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a remark that calls attention to something or someone", "a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage", "an official recognition of merit", "make reference to", "make mention of", "commend" ] }
[ "make reference to" ]
[ "mention%2:32:02::" ]
In some ( the Ewe type mentioned above ) interaction of tone and intonation is restricted to the ends of intonation spans.
interaction
{ "name": "interaction", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting", "(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons" ] }
[ "a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting" ]
[ "interaction%1:04:00::" ]
In some ( the Ewe type mentioned above ) interaction of tone and intonation is restricted to the ends of intonation spans.
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::" ]
In some ( the Ewe type mentioned above ) interaction of tone and intonation is restricted to the ends of intonation spans.
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::" ]
In some ( the Ewe type mentioned above ) interaction of tone and intonation is restricted to the ends of intonation spans.
is
{ "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::" ]
In some ( the Ewe type mentioned above ) interaction of tone and intonation is restricted to the ends of intonation spans.
restricted
{ "name": "restricted", "sense_definitions_list": [ "place restrictions on", "place under restrictions; limit access to", "place limits on (extent or access)", "make more specific", "subject to restriction or subjected to restriction", "restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')"...
[ "subject to restriction or subjected to restriction" ]
[ "restricted%3:00:00::" ]
In some ( the Ewe type mentioned above ) interaction of tone and intonation is restricted to the ends of intonation spans.
ends
{ "name": "end", "sense_definitions_list": [ "either extremity of something that has length", "the point in time at which something ends", "the concluding parts of an event or occurrence", "the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended ...
[ "a final part or section" ]
[ "end%1:09:00::" ]
In some ( the Ewe type mentioned above ) interaction of tone and intonation is restricted to the ends of intonation spans.
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::" ]
In some ( the Ewe type mentioned above ) interaction of tone and intonation is restricted to the ends of intonation spans.
spans
{ "name": "span", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the complete duration of something", "the distance or interval between two points", "two items of the same kind", "a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)", "a structure that allows people or vehicl...
[ "the complete duration of something" ]
[ "span%1:28:00::" ]
In many of the syllables, intonation can be safely ignored, and much of the tonal analysis can be done without any study of intonation.
many
{ "name": "many", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number" ] }
[ "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number" ]
[ "many%3:00:00::" ]
In many of the syllables, intonation can be safely ignored, and much of the tonal analysis can be done without any study of intonation.
syllables
{ "name": "syllable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme" ] }
[ "a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme" ]
[ "syllable%1:10:00::" ]
In many of the syllables, intonation can be safely ignored, and much of the tonal analysis can be done without any study of 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::" ]
In many of the syllables, intonation can be safely ignored, and much of the tonal analysis can be done without any study of intonation.
safely
{ "name": "safely", "sense_definitions_list": [ "with safety; in a safe manner" ] }
[ "with safety; in a safe manner" ]
[ "safely%4:02:00::" ]
In many of the syllables, intonation can be safely ignored, and much of the tonal analysis can be done without any study of intonation.
ignored
{ "name": "ignore", "sense_definitions_list": [ "refuse to acknowledge", "bar from attention or consideration", "fail to notice", "give little or no attention to", "be ignorant of or in the dark about" ] }
[ "bar from attention or consideration" ]
[ "ignore%2:32:00::" ]
In many of the syllables, intonation can be safely ignored, and much of the tonal analysis can be done without any study of intonation.
much
{ "name": "much", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a great amount or extent", "(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent", "to a great degree or extent", "very", "to a very great degree or extent", "(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purpose...
[ "(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent" ]
[ "much%3:00:00::" ]
In many of the syllables, intonation can be safely ignored, and much of the tonal analysis can be done without any study of intonation.
tonal
{ "name": "tonal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words", "having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic" ] }
[ "employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words" ]
[ "tonal%3:01:00::" ]
In many of the syllables, intonation can be safely ignored, and much of the tonal analysis can be done without any study of intonation.
analysis
{ "name": "analysis", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole", "the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations", "a form of literary criticism in which the s...
[ "an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole" ]
[ "analysis%1:04:00::" ]
In many of the syllables, intonation can be safely ignored, and much of the tonal analysis can be done without any study of intonation.
done
{ "name": "do", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uproarious party", "the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization", "doctor's degree in osteopathy", "engage in", "carry out or perform an action", "get (something) done", "proceed or get along", "give ris...
[ "carry out or perform an action" ]
[ "do%2:36:01::" ]
In many of the syllables, intonation can be safely ignored, and much of the tonal analysis can be done without any study of intonation.
study
{ "name": "study", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a detailed critical inspection", "applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)", "a written document describing the findings of some individual or group", "a state of deep mental absorption", "a room used for re...
[ "a detailed critical inspection" ]
[ "study%1:04:00::" ]
In many of the syllables, intonation can be safely ignored, and much of the tonal analysis can be done without any study of 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::" ]
Still, even in such languages tone analysis has not been as simple as one might expect.
Still
{ "name": "still", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)", "(poetic) tranquil silence", "an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser wher...
[ "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)" ]
[ "still%4:02:04::" ]
Still, even in such languages tone analysis has not been as simple as one might expect.
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::" ]
Still, even in such languages tone analysis has not been as simple as one might expect.
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::" ]
Still, even in such languages tone analysis has not been as simple as one might expect.
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::" ]
Still, even in such languages tone analysis has not been as simple as one might expect.
analysis
{ "name": "analysis", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole", "the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations", "a form of literary criticism in which the s...
[ "an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole" ]
[ "analysis%1:04:00::" ]
Still, even in such languages tone analysis has not been as simple as one might expect.
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::" ]
Still, even in such languages tone analysis has not been as simple as one might expect.
been
{ "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::" ]
Still, even in such languages tone analysis has not been as simple as one might expect.
simple
{ "name": "simple", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties", "a person lacking intelligence or common sense", "having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved", "easy and not involved or complicated", "apart from anything else; without additions or...
[ "having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved" ]
[ "simple%3:00:02::" ]
Still, even in such languages tone analysis has not been as simple as one might expect.
expect
{ "name": "expect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "regard something as probable or likely", "consider obligatory; request and expect", "look forward to the probable occurrence of", "consider reasonable or due", "look forward to the birth of a child", "be pregnant with" ] }
[ "regard something as probable or likely" ]
[ "expect%2:31:00::" ]
A third explanation is suggested by Richardson 's analysis of Sukuma tone.
third
{ "name": "third", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one of three equal parts of a divisible whole", "the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)", "following the second position in an ordering ...
[ "coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position" ]
[ "third%5:00:00:ordinal:00" ]
A third explanation is suggested by Richardson 's analysis of Sukuma tone.
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" ] }
[ "a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc." ]
[ "explanation%1:10:00::" ]
A third explanation is suggested by Richardson 's analysis of Sukuma tone.
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 third explanation is suggested by Richardson 's analysis of Sukuma tone.
Richardson
{ "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 third explanation is suggested by Richardson 's analysis of Sukuma tone.
analysis
{ "name": "analysis", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole", "the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations", "a form of literary criticism in which the s...
[ "an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole" ]
[ "analysis%1:04:00::" ]
A third explanation is suggested by Richardson 's analysis of Sukuma tone.
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::" ]
There we see a basically simple phonemic system enmeshed in a very complex and puzzling morphophonemic system.
see
{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...
[ "perceive or be contemporaneous with" ]
[ "see%2:39:02::" ]
There we see a basically simple phonemic system enmeshed in a very complex and puzzling morphophonemic system.
basically
{ "name": "basically", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature" ] }
[ "in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature" ]
[ "basically%4:02:00::" ]
There we see a basically simple phonemic system enmeshed in a very complex and puzzling morphophonemic system.
simple
{ "name": "simple", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties", "a person lacking intelligence or common sense", "having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved", "easy and not involved or complicated", "apart from anything else; without additions or...
[ "having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved" ]
[ "simple%3:00:02::" ]
There we see a basically simple phonemic system enmeshed in a very complex and puzzling morphophonemic system.
phonemic system
{ "name": "phonemic_system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the system of phonemes recognized in a language" ] }
[ "the system of phonemes recognized in a language" ]
[ "phonemic_system%1:10:00::" ]
There we see a basically simple phonemic system enmeshed in a very complex and puzzling morphophonemic system.
enmeshed
{ "name": "enmesh", "sense_definitions_list": [ "entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh" ] }
[ "entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh" ]
[ "enmesh%2:35:00::" ]
There we see a basically simple phonemic system enmeshed in a very complex and puzzling morphophonemic system.
very
{ "name": "very", "sense_definitions_list": [ "precisely as stated", "being the exact same one; not any other:", "used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal", "precisely so" ] }
[ "used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal" ]
[ "very%4:02:00::" ]
There we see a basically simple phonemic system enmeshed in a very complex and puzzling morphophonemic system.
complex
{ "name": "complex", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts", "a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated", "(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awarene...
[ "complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts" ]
[ "complex%3:00:00::" ]
There we see a basically simple phonemic system enmeshed in a very complex and puzzling morphophonemic system.
puzzling
{ "name": "puzzling", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be a mystery or bewildering to", "be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide", "not clear to the understanding", "lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity" ] }
[ "lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity" ]
[ "puzzling%5:00:00:unclear:00" ]
There we see a basically simple phonemic system enmeshed in a very complex and puzzling morphophonemic system.
morphophonemic system
{ "name": "morphophonemic_system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the morphophonemics of a particular language" ] }
[ "the morphophonemics of a particular language" ]
[ "morphophonemic_system%1:10:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
phonemes
{ "name": "phoneme", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language" ] }
[ "(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language" ]
[ "phoneme%1:10:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
very
{ "name": "very", "sense_definitions_list": [ "precisely as stated", "being the exact same one; not any other:", "used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal", "precisely so" ] }
[ "used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal" ]
[ "very%4:02:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
easily
{ "name": "easily", "sense_definitions_list": [ "with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')", "without question", "indicating high probability; in all likelihood" ] }
[ "with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')" ]
[ "easily%4:02:01::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
stated
{ "name": "state", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation", "the way something is with respect to its main attributes", "the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state", "a politically organized body of p...
[ "express in words" ]
[ "state%2:32:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
is
{ "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::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
likely
{ "name": "likely", "sense_definitions_list": [ "has a good chance of being the case or of coming about", "likely but not certain to be or become true or real", "expected to become or be; in prospect", "within the realm of credibility", "with considerable certainty; without much doubt" ] }
[ "has a good chance of being the case or of coming about" ]
[ "likely%3:00:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
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::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
satisfied
{ "name": "satisfied", "sense_definitions_list": [ "meet the requirements or expectations of", "make happy or satisfied", "fill or meet a want or need", "filled with satisfaction", "allayed" ] }
[ "filled with satisfaction" ]
[ "satisfied%5:00:00:contented:00" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
statement
{ "name": "statement", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc", "a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true", "(music) the presentation of a musical theme", "a nonverbal message",...
[ "a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true" ]
[ "statement%1:10:02::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
phonemic
{ "name": "phonemic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to phonemes of a particular language", "by phonemics" ] }
[ "of or relating to phonemes of a particular language" ]
[ "phonemic%3:01:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
occurrences
{ "name": "occurrence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event that happens", "an instance of something occurring" ] }
[ "an event that happens" ]
[ "occurrence%1:11:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
related
{ "name": "relate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a logical or causal connection", "be relevant to", "give an account of", "be in a relationship with", "have or establish a relationship to" ] }
[ "make a logical or causal connection" ]
[ "relate%2:31:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
in some way
{ "name": "in_some_way", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means" ] }
[ "in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means" ]
[ "in_some_way%4:02:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
morphemic
{ "name": "morphemic", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of or relating to morphemes" ] }
[ "of or relating to morphemes" ]
[ "morphemic%3:01:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
units
{ "name": "unit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange", "an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole", "an organization regarded as part of a larger social group", ...
[ "an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole" ]
[ "unit%1:24:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
i. e.
{ "name": "i.e.", "sense_definitions_list": [ "that is to say; in other words" ] }
[ "that is to say; in other words" ]
[ "i.e.%4:02:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
morphophonemics
{ "name": "morphophonemics", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language" ] }
[ "the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language" ]
[ "morphophonemics%1:09:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
worked out
{ "name": "work_out", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come up with", "happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well", "work out in detail", "do physical exercise", "be calculated", "make a mathematical calculation or computation", "find the so...
[ "work out in detail" ]
[ "work_out%2:30:01::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
at least
{ "name": "at_least", "sense_definitions_list": [ "if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)", "not less than" ] }
[ "not less than" ]
[ "at_least%4:02:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
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 ...
[ "at or to a certain point or degree" ]
[ "far%4:02:04::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
enough
{ "name": "enough", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose", "sufficient for the purpose", "as much as necessary; ; (`plenty' is nonstandard)" ] }
[ "as much as necessary; ; (`plenty' is nonstandard)" ]
[ "enough%4:02:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
seems
{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }
[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]
[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
reasonable
{ "name": "reasonable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "showing reason or sound judgment", "not excessive or extreme", "marked by sound judgment" ] }
[ "showing reason or sound judgment" ]
[ "reasonable%3:00:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
expect
{ "name": "expect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "regard something as probable or likely", "consider obligatory; request and expect", "look forward to the probable occurrence of", "consider reasonable or due", "look forward to the birth of a child", "be pregnant with" ] }
[ "regard something as probable or likely" ]
[ "expect%2:31:00::" ]
While the phonemes can be very easily stated, no one is likely to be satisfied with the statement until phonemic occurrences can be related in some way to morphemic units, i. e. until the morphophonemics is worked out, or at least far enough that it seems reasonable to expect success.
success
{ "name": "success", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event that accomplishes its intended purpose", "an attainment that is successful", "a state of prosperity or fame", "a person with a record of successes" ] }
[ "an event that accomplishes its intended purpose" ]
[ "success%1:11:00::" ]
In the `` typical tone language '', tonal morphophonemics is of the same order of complexity as consonantal morphophonemics.
typical
{ "name": "typical", "sense_definitions_list": [ "exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category", "of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; - Curtis Wilkie", "conforming to a type" ] }
[ "exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category" ]
[ "typical%3:00:00::" ]
In the `` typical tone language '', tonal morphophonemics is of the same order of complexity as consonantal morphophonemics.
tone language
{ "name": "tone_language", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings" ] }
[ "a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings" ]
[ "tone_language%1:10:00::" ]
In the `` typical tone language '', tonal morphophonemics is of the same order of complexity as consonantal morphophonemics.
tonal
{ "name": "tonal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words", "having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic" ] }
[ "employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words" ]
[ "tonal%3:01:00::" ]
In the `` typical tone language '', tonal morphophonemics is of the same order of complexity as consonantal morphophonemics.
morphophonemics
{ "name": "morphophonemics", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language" ] }
[ "the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language" ]
[ "morphophonemics%1:09:00::" ]
In the `` typical tone language '', tonal morphophonemics is of the same order of complexity as consonantal morphophonemics.
is
{ "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::" ]
In the `` typical tone language '', tonal morphophonemics is of the same order of complexity as consonantal morphophonemics.
same
{ "name": "same", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer", "the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula", "same in identity", "closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quant...
[ "closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree" ]
[ "same%3:00:00::" ]
In the `` typical tone language '', tonal morphophonemics is of the same order of complexity as consonantal morphophonemics.
order
{ "name": "order", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed", "a degree in a continuum of size or quantity", "established customary state (especially of society)", "logical or comprehensible arrangemen...
[ "a degree in a continuum of size or quantity" ]
[ "order%1:07:01::" ]
In the `` typical tone language '', tonal morphophonemics is of the same order of complexity as consonantal morphophonemics.
complexity
{ "name": "complexity", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the quality of being intricate and compounded" ] }
[ "the quality of being intricate and compounded" ]
[ "complexity%1:07:00::" ]
In the `` typical tone language '', tonal morphophonemics is of the same order of complexity as consonantal morphophonemics.
consonantal
{ "name": "consonantal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "being or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant", "relating to or having the nature of a consonant" ] }
[ "being or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant" ]
[ "consonantal%3:00:02::" ]
In the `` typical tone language '', tonal morphophonemics is of the same order of complexity as consonantal morphophonemics.
morphophonemics
{ "name": "morphophonemics", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language" ] }
[ "the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language" ]
[ "morphophonemics%1:09:00::" ]
The phonemic systems which must support these morphophonemic systems, however, are very different.
phonemic systems
{ "name": "phonemic_system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the system of phonemes recognized in a language" ] }
[ "the system of phonemes recognized in a language" ]
[ "phonemic_system%1:10:00::" ]
The phonemic systems which must support these morphophonemic systems, however, are very different.
support
{ "name": "support", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities", "aiding the cause or policy or interests of", "something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest", "a military operation (often involving n...
[ "be the physical support of; carry the weight of" ]
[ "support%2:35:00::" ]
The phonemic systems which must support these morphophonemic systems, however, are very different.
morphophonemic systems
{ "name": "morphophonemic_system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the morphophonemics of a particular language" ] }
[ "the morphophonemics of a particular language" ]
[ "morphophonemic_system%1:10:00::" ]
The phonemic systems which must support these morphophonemic systems, however, are very different.
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::" ]
The phonemic systems which must support these morphophonemic systems, however, are very different.
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::" ]
The phonemic systems which must support these morphophonemic systems, however, are very different.
very
{ "name": "very", "sense_definitions_list": [ "precisely as stated", "being the exact same one; not any other:", "used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal", "precisely so" ] }
[ "used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal" ]
[ "very%4:02:00::" ]
The phonemic systems which must support these morphophonemic systems, however, are very different.
different
{ "name": "different", "sense_definitions_list": [ "unlike in nature or quality or form or degree", "distinctly separate from the first", "differing from all others; not ordinary", "marked by dissimilarity", "distinct or separate" ] }
[ "unlike in nature or quality or form or degree" ]
[ "different%3:00:00::" ]
The inventory of tones is much smaller, and commonly the contrasts range along one single dimension, pitch level.
inventory
{ "name": "inventory", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a detailed list of all the items in stock", "the merchandise that a shop has on hand", "(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods", "a collection of resources", "making an ...
[ "a collection of resources" ]
[ "inventory%1:09:00::" ]
The inventory of tones is much smaller, and commonly the contrasts range along one single dimension, pitch level.
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::" ]
The inventory of tones is much smaller, and commonly the contrasts range along one single dimension, pitch level.
is
{ "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::" ]
The inventory of tones is much smaller, and commonly the contrasts range along one single dimension, pitch level.
much
{ "name": "much", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a great amount or extent", "(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent", "to a great degree or extent", "very", "to a very great degree or extent", "(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purpose...
[ "to a great degree or extent" ]
[ "much%4:02:00::" ]
The inventory of tones is much smaller, and commonly the contrasts range along one single dimension, pitch level.
smaller
{ "name": "smaller", "sense_definitions_list": [ "small or little relative to something else", "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 in degree or intensity o...
[ "small or little relative to something else" ]
[ "smaller%5:00:00:small:00" ]