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English adjective: accented

1. accented used of syllables


SamplesA tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word.


Synonymstonic


Antonymsunaccented, atonic

2. accented bearing a stress or accent


SamplesAn iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'.


Synonymsstressed


Similaremphasised, emphasized, emphatic, masculine


Antonymsunstressed









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