tonic accent
tonic accent · tonic accents
The syllable in a word which receives the most stress in an intonation unitThe syllable in a word which receives the most stress in an intonation unit.
Meaning
1 sensesThe syllable in a word which receives the most stress in an intonation unit.
More definitions
- emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
Forms
plural: tonic accents| Singular | tonic accent |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness:pitch accent
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.