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secondary accent
secondary accentn. See secondary stress.secondary accent or secondary stressn (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics (in a system of transcribing utterances recognizing three levels of stress) the accent on a syllable of a word or breath group that is weaker than the primary accent but stronger than the lack of stress: in the word 'agriculture' the secondary accent falls on the third syllable. Compare primary accentEncyclopediaSeesecondary stress |