tonic accent
tonic accent
nounDefinition of TONIC ACCENT
1
: relative phonetic prominence (as from greater stress or higher pitch) of a spoken syllable or word
2
: accent depending on pitch rather than stress
First Known Use of TONIC ACCENT
1867
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