non-accent

non--ac·cent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te noun ak-sent]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ noun ˈæk sɛnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te noun ak-sent]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ noun ˈæk sɛnt/

Definitions of non-accent word

noun non-accent prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these. 1
noun non-accent degree of prominence of a syllable within a word and sometimes of a word within a phrase: primary accent; secondary accent. 1
noun non-accent a mark indicating stress (as (·, ·), or (ˈ, ˌ), or (′, ″)), vowel quality (as French grave `, acute ´, circumflex ^, ), form (as French la “the” versus là “there”), or pitch. 1
noun non-accent any similar mark. 1
noun non-accent Prosody. regularly recurring stress. a mark indicating stress or some other distinction in pronunciation or value. 1
noun non-accent a musical tone or pattern of pitch inherent in a particular language either as a feature essential to the identification of a vowel or a syllable or to the general acoustic character of the language. Compare tone (def 7). 1

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Origin of non-accent

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

1520-30; < Latin accentus speaking tone, equivalent to ac- ac- + -centus, combining form of cantus song (see canto); translation of Greek prosōidía prosody

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Parts of speech for Non-accent

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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non-accent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".