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pitch accent

See tonic accent.

pitch accent

(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (in languages such as Ancient Greek or modern Swedish) an accent in which emphatic syllables are pronounced on a higher musical pitch relative to other syllables Also called tonic accent

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pitch accent - emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness

tonic accent

stress, accent, emphasis - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

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