"poststress" meaning in English

See poststress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From post- + stress. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|post-|stress}} post- + stress Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} poststress (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) After a stress (emphasis placed on a syllable of a word). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
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