segmental

segmental
segmentally, adv.
/seg men"tl/, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by segments or segmentation.
2. Ling. noting or pertaining to the discrete elements of sequential speech, as consonants and vowels.
[1810-20; SEGMENT + -AL1]

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