primary stress

Noun

Meaning

primary stress (plural primary stresses)

(phonetics) The stronger of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

primary accent

Examples

If they are not written together, each part is naturally read with primary stress, and the meaning of the compound is lost. Source: Internet

Contrary to primary stress, Finnish secondary stress is quantity sensitive. Source: Internet

Only the first part has primary stress. Source: Internet

The penultimate primary stress position (malumay) is the assumed, default stress type and is therefore left unwritten except in dictionaries. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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