"secondary stress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: secondary stresses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} secondary stress (plural secondary stresses)
  1. (phonetics) The weaker of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word. Wikipedia link: secondary stress Categories (topical): Phonetics Synonyms: secondary accent Related terms: ˌ (english: secondary stress mark) Coordinate_terms: primary stress Translations (secondary stress): sivupaino (Finnish), accent secondaire [masculine] (French), Nebenakzent [masculine] (German), Nebenbetonung [feminine] (German), másodhangsúly (Hungarian), mellékhangsúly (Hungarian), acento secundário [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-secondary_stress-en-noun-Has-15vJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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