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Secondary stress — is the weaker of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word; the stronger degree of stress is called primary . The symbol for secondary stress is a short vertical line preceding and at the foot of the stressed syllable: IPA|… … Wikipedia
Secondary education — is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university. Secondary… … Wikipedia
Secondary dominant — (also applied dominant) is a type of chord used in musical harmony. It refers to a dominant of a degree other than the tonic, with V7/V, the dominant of the dominant, being the most frequently encountered [Kostka, Stefan and Dorothy Payne (2003) … Wikipedia
secondary — [sek′ən der΄ē] adj. [ME secundary < L secundarius] 1. second, or below the first, in rank, importance, class, place, etc.; subordinate; minor; not primary 2. a) derived or resulting from something considered primary or original; dependent;… … English World dictionary
Secondary Worlds — is a book of four essays by W. H. Auden, first published in 1968.The four essays in the book are based on the four T. S. Eliot Memorial Lectures that Auden delivered at the University of Kent in Canterbury in 1967. The titles of the four lectures … Wikipedia
secondary stress — n [U and C] technical the second strongest ↑stress that is put on a part of a long word when you speak it. It is shown in this dictionary by the mark (%stress;) →↑primary stress … Dictionary of contemporary English
secondary stress — noun count or uncount LINGUISTICS the second strongest emphasis on a part of a word or sentence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Secondary orality — Walter J. Ong presented the dichotomy between oral and literate cultures in his book Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word , published in 1982. In this book, he coined the phrase ‘secondary orality’, describing it as “essentially a … Wikipedia
secondary — secondarily /sek euhn der euh lee, sek euhn dair /, adv. secondariness, n. /sek euhn der ee/, adj., n., pl. secondaries. adj. 1. next after the first in order, place, time, etc. 2. belonging or pertaining to a second order, division, stage,… … Universalium
secondary — sec•ond•ar•y [[t]ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. ar•ies 1) next after the first in order, rank, or time 2) not primary or original: secondary sources of historical research[/ex] 3) of minor or lesser importance 4) of or pertaining to secondary… … From formal English to slang
