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Ictus :: Ictus (n.) The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. Arsis.

Monosyllabled :: Monosyllabled (a.) Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables..

Amphibrach :: Amphibrach (n.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (~ -- ~); as, h/b/r/. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet#ic..

Diastole :: Diastole (n.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long.

Paeon :: Paeon (n.) A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable..

Iambic :: Iambic (a.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot..

Termination :: Termination (n.) The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection.

Atonic :: Atonic (a.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable..

Coronis :: Coronis (n.) In Greek grammar, a sign ['] sometimes placed over a contracted syllable..

Slur :: Slur (v. t.) To pronounce indistinctly; as, to slur syllables..

Foot :: Foot (n.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent..

Syllabe :: Syllabary (n.) A table of syllables; more especially, a table of the indivisible syllabic symbols used in certain languages, as the Japanese and Cherokee, instead of letters..

Biliteral :: Biliteral (n.) A word, syllable, or root, consisting of two letters..

Circumflex :: Circumflex (n.) A character, or accent, denoting in Greek a rise and of the voice on the same long syllable, marked thus [~ or /]; and in Latin and some other languages, denoting a long and contracted syllable, marked [/ or ^]. See Accent, n., 2..

Quadrisyllable :: Quadrisyllable (n.) A word consisting of four syllables.

Thesis :: Thesis (n.) The depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word.

Caesura :: Caesura (n.) A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the caesural accent rests, or which is used as a foot..

Syllabic :: Syllabe (n.) Syllable.

Monosyllabic :: Monosyllabic (a.) Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language..

Baritone :: Baritone (n.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood..

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