ACCENTED
Dictionary entry overview: What does accented mean? • ACCENTED (adjective)
The adjective ACCENTED has 2 senses:
1. used of syllables
2. bearing a stress or accent
Familiarity information: ACCENTED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACCENTED (adjective)
Meaning:
Used of syllables
Synonyms:
accented; tonic
Context example:
a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word
Meaning:
Bearing a stress or accent
Synonyms:
accented; stressed
Context example:
an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in 'delay'
Similar:
emphasised; emphasized; emphatic (spoken with emphasis)
masculine ((music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable)
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