tonic accent

tonic accent

n. Linguistics

A stress produced by a change, especially a rise, in pitch as distinguished from increased volume. Also called pitch accent.

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tonic accent

n

1. (Music / Classical Music) emphasis imparted to a note by virtue of its having a higher pitch, rather than greater stress or long duration relative to other notes

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) another term for pitch accent

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Noun

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tonic accent - emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness pitch 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"