"gravo-acute accent" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɡɹɑːvəʊəˈkjuːt ˈæksənt/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: grä'vōəkyo͞otʹ ăkʹsənt [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From gravo- + acute + accent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|gravo|acute}} gravo- + acute Head templates: {{en-noun|!|head=gravo-acute accent}} gravo-acute accent (plural not attested)
  1. (phonology and typography, obsolete, rare) A dipping tone, or the diacritic that denotes it, similar in form to the breve (˘) and the háček (ˇ). Tags: no-plural, obsolete, rare Categories (topical): Phonology, Typography
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