unaccented

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unaccented Definition

• (a) used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress"
• (a) not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed"
• (s) used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable"

unaccented Synonyms

• atonic
• light
• unaccented
• unstressed
• weak