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ACCENTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bearing a stress or accent
Example:
an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in 'delay'
Synonyms:
accented; stressed
Classified under:
Similar:
emphasised; emphasized; emphatic (spoken with emphasis)
masculine ((music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch
Example:
a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word
Synonyms:
accented; tonic
Classified under:
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb accent
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