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Cabala :: Cabala (n.) A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means..

Type :: Type (n.) A raised letter, figure, accent, or other character, cast in metal or cut in wood, used in printing..

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

Oxytone :: Oxytone (a.) Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable..

Pronunciation :: Pronunciation (n.) The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation..

Kickup :: Kickup (n.) The water thrush or accentor.

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

Accentuate :: Accentuate (v. t.) To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.

Perispomenon :: Perispomenon (n.) A word which has the circumflex accent on the last syllable.

Stress :: Stress (n.) Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, // 31-35..

Pronounce :: Pronounce (v. t.) To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly..

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..

Trochee :: Trochee (n.) A foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short, as in the Latin word ante, or the first accented and the second unaccented, as in the English word motion; a choreus..

Baritone :: Baritone (n.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood..

Accentuated :: Accentuated (imp. & p. p.) of Accentuat.

Accent :: Accent (n.) expressions in general; speech.

Accent :: Accent (n.) A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches..

Accentually :: Accentually (adv.) In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.

Baritone :: Baritone (a.) Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood..

Accentuating :: Accentuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accentuat.

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