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secondary accent

sec·ond·ar·y ac·cent
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sek-uh n-der-ee noun ak-sent]
    • /ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i noun ˈæk sɛnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sek-uh n-der-ee noun ak-sent]
    • /ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i noun ˈæk sɛnt/

Definitions of secondary accent words

  • noun secondary accent a stress accent weaker than primary accent but stronger than lack of stress. 1
  • noun secondary accent (in a system of transcribing utterances recognizing three levels of stress) the accent on a syllable of a word or breath group that is weaker than the primary accent but stronger than the lack of stress 0
See all 2 definitions of secondary accent

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Origin of secondary accent

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Secondary accent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Secondary accent

secondary accent popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

secondary accent usage trend in Literature

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