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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Phonology) having the main stress of a word; -- used of syllables.
  • adjective being pronounced with sterss; -- used of syllables.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of accent.

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  • adjective used of syllables
  • adjective bearing a stress or accent

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