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What is "accented" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does accented mean in English? Meaning of accented definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "accented" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "accented": used of syllables

Adjective

  • Meaning: used of syllables
  • Example: a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word
  • Synonyms: accented tonic
  • Antonyms: atonic unaccented

    • Meaning of "accented": bearing a stress or accent

    Adjective

  • 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
  • Antonyms: unstressed
  • Similar: emphasised emphasized emphatic masculine

    • Synonyms:

    stress, accentuate, emphasize, underscore, highlight, intensify, underline, draw attention to,

    Antonyms:

    disacknowledge, minimize,

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    accented in English: accented
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