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Polytonic meaning

  1. Having several tones.
  2. Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which employs the rough and smooth breathings and the grave, acute, and circumflex accents. Replaced by the monotonic system in 1982.

Using Polytonic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having several tones. | Having several tones. | Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which employs the rough and smooth breathings and the grave, acute, and circumflex accents. Replaced by the monotonic system in 1982.
  • In the example corpus, polytonic often appears in combinations such as: polytonic orthography.

Context around Polytonic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

classical 1×

Often after:

orthography 3×

Sentence patterns with Polytonic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in the polytonic orthography of 1× post classical polytonic orthography 1× written in polytonic orthography 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

from this sign 1× in the polytonic 1× modern greek literature 1×

Common sentence endings:

classical polytonic orthography 1× combinations of these 1× in polytonic orthography 1×

Words around Polytonic

Just before it in the word index:

polythene 31 polytheists 3 polytheistic 23 polytheist 4 polytheism 16 polytetrafluoroethylene 2

Just after it in the word index:

polytope 42 polytopes 31 polytrack 2 polytunnel 7 polytunnels 7 polyu 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Polytonic

  • In this selection, "polytonic" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, classical and orthography stand out and add context to how "polytonic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the polytonic orthography of and post classical polytonic orthography. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "polytonic" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with polytonic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Modern Greek literature is usually (but not exclusively) written in polytonic orthography. (12 words)

From this sign later developed the sign for rough breathing or spiritus asper, which brought back the marking of the /h/ sound into the standardized post-classical ( polytonic ) orthography. (29 words)

In the polytonic orthography of Greek, alpha, like other vowel letters, can occur with several diacritic marks: any of three accent symbols ( ά, ὰ, ᾶ main), and either of two breathing marks ( ἁ, ἀ main), as well as combinations of these. (41 words)

Longer example sentences

In the polytonic orthography of Greek, alpha, like other vowel letters, can occur with several diacritic marks: any of three accent symbols ( ά, ὰ, ᾶ main), and either of two breathing marks ( ἁ, ἀ main), as well as combinations of these. (41 words)

From this sign later developed the sign for rough breathing or spiritus asper, which brought back the marking of the /h/ sound into the standardized post-classical ( polytonic ) orthography. (29 words)

Modern Greek literature is usually (but not exclusively) written in polytonic orthography. (12 words)

Example sentences (3)

From this sign later developed the sign for rough breathing or spiritus asper, which brought back the marking of the /h/ sound into the standardized post-classical ( polytonic ) orthography.

In the polytonic orthography of Greek, alpha, like other vowel letters, can occur with several diacritic marks: any of three accent symbols ( ά, ὰ, ᾶ main), and either of two breathing marks ( ἁ, ἀ main), as well as combinations of these.

Modern Greek literature is usually (but not exclusively) written in polytonic orthography.

Common combinations with polytonic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "polytonic" in a sentence?
An example: "From this sign later developed the sign for rough breathing or spiritus asper, which brought back the marking of the /h/ sound into the standardized post-classical ( polytonic ) orthography." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "polytonic" from authentic English texts.
What does "polytonic" mean?
Polytonic means: Having several tones.
How many example sentences with "polytonic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "polytonic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.