3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

accented

adjective

1: used of syllables; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" [syn: {tonic}] [ant: {atonic}]

2: used of syllables or musical beats [syn: {heavy}, {strong}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Accent \Ac*cent"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]

1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.

2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

accented \accented\ adjective

1. (Phonology) having the main stress of a word; -- used of syllables

Syn: tonic (vs. atonic) [WordNet 1.5]

2. 1 being pronounced with sterss; -- used of syllables

Syn: heavy, strong [WordNet 1.5]
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