TONEME Meaning of TONEME in English n.Pronunciation: ' t ō - ˌ n ē m Function: noun Date: 1923: an intonation phoneme in a tone language – to · ne · mic \ t ō - ' n ē -mik \ adjective Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012