sentence stress
noun
the stress pattern or patterns associated with words as arranged in sentences in a particular language.
Also called
sense stress,
sentence accent.
Compare
word stress.
Origin of sentence stress
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby sentence stress
sente,
sentence,
sentence adverb,
sentence connector,
sentence fragment,
sentence stress,
sentence substitute,
sentencing circle,
sententia,
sentential,
sentential calculus
British Dictionary definitions for sentence stress
sentence stress
noun
the stress given to a word or words in a sentence, often conveying nuances of meaning or emphasis