secondary accent


noun

a stress accent weaker than primary accent but stronger than lack of stress.
Also called secondary stress.

Origin of secondary accent

First recorded in 1830–40

British Dictionary definitions for secondary accent

secondary accent

secondary stress


noun

phonetics (in a system of transcribing utterances recognizing three levels of stress) the accent on a syllable of a word or breath group that is weaker than the primary accent but stronger than the lack of stress in the word ``agriculture'' the secondary accent falls on the third syllable Compare primary accent