Deaccent
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To remove the accent or stress from (a syllable). transitive
"Suprasegmentally, there is a tendency to de-accent information which is repeated, a prominent stressing of demonstratives these and this, and modals and auxiliaries such as should and will, plus a rise-fall intonation that gives a ‘lilting’ quality."
Example
More examples"Suprasegmentally, there is a tendency to de-accent information which is repeated, a prominent stressing of demonstratives these and this, and modals and auxiliaries such as should and will, plus a rise-fall intonation that gives a ‘lilting’ quality."
Etymology
From de- + accent.
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