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Accentual :: Accentual (a.) Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

Circumflect :: Circumflect (v. t.) To mark with the circumflex accent, as a vowel..

Accentuate :: Accentuate (v. t.) To mark with the written accent.

Accent :: Accent (n.) A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others..

Accentless :: Accentless (a.) Without accent.

Dunnock :: Dunnock (a.) The hedge sparrow or hedge accentor.

Accented :: Accented (imp. & p. p.) of Accen.

Modular :: Modular (a.) Of or pertaining to mode, modulation, module, or modius; as, modular arrangement; modular accent; modular measure..

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent..

Iambus :: Iambus (n.) A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, as in /mans, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under Iambic, n..

Accent :: Accent (n.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

Accent :: Accent (n.) A word; a significant ton.

Arsis :: Arsis (n.) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to thesis..

Caesura :: Caesura (n.) A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the caesural accent rests, or which is used as a foot..

Enclitically :: Enclitically (adv.) In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back.

Staccato :: Staccato (a.) Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner. It is opposed to legato, and often indicated by heavy accents written over or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less distinct and emphatic..

Properispomenon :: Properispomenon (n.) A word which has the circumflex accent on the penult.

Ictus :: Ictus (n.) The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. Arsis.

Tone :: Tone (n.) Accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice, as adapted to express emotion or passion..

Acute :: Acute (a.) High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent..

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