stress mark

stress mark

noun
a mark placed before, after, or over a syllable to indicate stress in pronunciation; accent mark.
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stress mark

noun
a mark indicating the stress on a syllable 
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Stress mark is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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