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TONEMIC
/təʊˈnɛmɪk/AdjectiveTONE-mictone-mic · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2022
Meaning
of, or relating to tonemes or a language that uses tonemes
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree English tone English -eme English toneme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English tonemic From toneme + -ic.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2022.