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Pitch Accent

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Noun

1. pitch accent, tonic accent

emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness

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Pitch Accent

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noun
(in languages such as Ancient Greek or modern Swedish) an accent in which emphatic syllables are pronounced on a higher musical pitch relative to other syllables
. Also called: tonic accent

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Pitch Accent

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