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Tonic Accent

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
pitch accent
plural
Tonic Accents
possessive
Tonic Accent's
pluralpossessive
Tonic Accents'