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sentence stress definition

sentence stress

the arrangement of stresses on the syllables of the words making up a sentence, varying in distribution as for emphasis, contrast, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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