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primary accent

pri·ma·ry ac·cent
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahy-mer-ee, -muh-ree noun ak-sent]
    • /ˈpraɪ mɛr i, -mə ri noun ˈæk sɛnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prahy-mer-ee, -muh-ree noun ak-sent]
    • /ˈpraɪ mɛr i, -mə ri noun ˈæk sɛnt/

Definitions of primary accent words

  • noun primary accent the principal or strongest stress of a word. 1
  • noun primary accent the strongest accent in a word or breath group, as that on the first syllable of agriculture 0
See all 2 definitions of primary accent

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Parts of speech for Primary accent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Primary accent

primary accent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

primary accent usage trend in Literature

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