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Dec 1, 2009
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Synonyms for unaccented

Adjective

1. atonic (vs. tonic), unaccented
usage: used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress"
2. unstressed (vs. stressed), unaccented, feminine, short, unemphatic, unaccented, light, weak
usage: not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed"
3. unaccented, light, weak, unstressed (vs. stressed), unaccented
usage: 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"
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