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stress-timed

stress-timed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stres-tahymd]
    • /strɛs ˈtaɪmd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stres-tahymd]
    • /strɛs ˈtaɪmd/

Definition of stress-timed word

  • adjective stress-timed having a rhythm in which stressed syllables tend to occur at regular intervals of time, regardless of the number of intervening unstressed syllables. 1

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Parts of speech for Stress-timed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stress-timed 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 70% 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.

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