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Accentor :: Accentor (n.) A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes..

Accentuating :: Accentuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accentuat.

Anacrusis :: Anacrusis (n.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.

Tilde :: Tilde (n.) The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, ?, /], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y..

Rhythm :: Rhythm (n.) In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like..

Trochee :: Trochee (n.) A foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short, as in the Latin word ante, or the first accented and the second unaccented, as in the English word motion; a choreus..

Atonic :: Atonic (n.) A word that has no accent.

Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection..

Accent :: Accent (n.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.

Accentual :: Accentual (a.) Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.

Accentuate :: Accentuate (v. t.) To mark with the written accent.

Accentor :: Accentor (n.) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.

Atonic :: Atonic (a.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable..

Anapest :: Anapest (n.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (/ / -); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d/-/-tas, and in English in-ter-vene#, are examples of anapests..

Enclitic :: Enclitic (n.) A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee)..

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent..

Proparoxytone :: Proparoxytone (n.) A word which has the acute accent on the antepenult.

Circumflect :: Circumflect (v. t.) To mark with the circumflex accent, as a vowel..

Kickup :: Kickup (n.) The water thrush or accentor.

Accent :: Accent (n.) A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6' 10'' is six feet ten inches..

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