- accentual system
- nounthe system of accentuation used in a particular language (Freq. 1)• Syn: ↑prosodic system• Hypernyms: ↑language system
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accentual — adjective 1. of or pertaining to accent or stress • Pertains to noun: ↑accent • Derivationally related forms: ↑accent 2. (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity accentual poetry is based on the number… … Useful english dictionary
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language system — noun a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language • Hypernyms: ↑system, ↑scheme • Hyponyms: ↑accentual system, ↑prosodic system, ↑morphophonemic system, ↑phonemic system, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
prosodic system — noun the system of accentuation used in a particular language • Syn: ↑accentual system • Hypernyms: ↑language system … Useful english dictionary
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