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

Accentuate :: Accentuate (v. t.) To pronounce with an accent or with accents.

Cabala :: Cabala (n.) A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means..

Accent :: Accent (v. t.) To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.

Accent :: Accent (v. t.) To mark emphatically; to emphasize.

Rhyme :: Rhyme (n.) Correspondence of sound in the terminating words or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another immediately or at no great distance. The words or syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant, or if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a consonant. The vowel sounds and accents must be the same, as also the sounds of the final consonants if there be any..

Thesis :: Thesis (n.) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; -- the opposite of arsis..

After-note :: After-note (n.) One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note..

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

Perispomenon :: Perispomenon (n.) A word which has the circumflex accent on the last syllable.

Paroxytone :: Paroxytone (a.) A word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.

Accentuation :: Accentuation (n.) pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.

Oxytone :: Oxytone (n.) A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.

Accentless :: Accentless (a.) Without accent.

Polka :: Polka (n.) A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A word; a significant ton.

Pronounce :: Pronounce (v. t.) To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly..

Syllabical :: Syllabical (a.) Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent..

Accentuating :: Accentuating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accentuat.

Oxytone :: Oxytone (a.) Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable..

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