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secondary accent

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secondary accent

 
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–noun
a stress accent weaker than primary accent but stronger than lack of stress.
Also called secondary stress.

Origin:
1830–40
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Accent ® Official Site
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HyundaiUSA.com/Accent
secondary accent  
n.  See secondary stress.
secondary stress  
n.   In both senses also called secondary accent.

  1. The degree of stress weaker than a primary accent placed on a syllable in the pronunciation of a word.

  2. The mark (') used to indicate secondary stress.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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