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primary accent

 
–noun
the principal or strongest stress of a word.
Also called primary stress.
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primary stress  
n.   In both senses also called primary accent.

  1. The strongest degree of stress placed on a syllable in the pronunciation of a word.

  2. The mark (') used to indicate the strongest degree of stress.

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