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pitch accent

  pitch accent

noun

See tonic accent.
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Noun

(plural pitch accents)

  1. (linguistics) A term of convenience for a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words.
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  • udatta
  • oxia
  • circumflexed
  • acuted
  • accentual
  • anudatta
  • tone-of-voice
  • dot pitch
  • tonic accent
  • pitchy

WORDS NEAR pitch accent IN THE DICTIONARY


  • pitcairnese
  • pitch
  • pitch-a-fit
  • pitch-a-tent
  • pitch accent
  • pitch-and-putt
  • pitch-and-toss
  • pitch-around
  • pitch-black
  • pitch circle
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