accented - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'accented' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Accented

[ imp. & p. p.]

- of Accent

1 . accented

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch

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Meaning (2):
- bearing a stress or accent

Example in sentence:

an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'

accadian accede acceded accedence acceder acceding accelerando accelerate accelerated accelerating

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