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Atonic
see synonyms of atonicAdjective
1. atonic
characterized by a lack of tonus
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Atonic
see synonyms of atonicadjective
1.
(of a syllable, word, etc) carrying no stress; unaccented
2. pathology
lacking body or muscle tone
noun
3.
an unaccented or unstressed syllable, word, etc, such as for in food for thought
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Atonic
see synonyms of atonic adjective
1.
caused or characterized by atony
2.
unaccented
said of a word or syllable noun
3.
an unaccented syllable or word
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Atonic
see synonyms of atonicadj.
1. Not accented: an atonic syllable.
2. Medicine Relating to, caused by, or exhibiting lack of muscle tone.
n.
A word, syllable, or sound that is unaccented.
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