stress-mark
nounHow many syllables in stress-mark?
There are 2 syllables in the word stress-mark.How to pronounce stress-mark:
Definition of stress-mark:
- stress-mark (noun):
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch).
- a mark used with (as by being placed before, after, or over) a written syllable in the respelling of a word to show that this syllable is to be stressed when spoken accent mark
Synonyms for stress-mark:
accent
accentuation
inflection
pitch accent
prosody
sentence stress
tonic accent
word accent
word stress
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