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Prosody :: Prosody (n.) That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition..

Female Rhymes :: Female rhymes () double rhymes, or rhymes (called in French feminine rhymes because they end in e weak, or feminine) in which two syllables, an accented and an unaccented one, correspond at the end of each line..

Syncopation :: Syncopate (v. t.) To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags..

Accent :: Accent (n.) A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others..

Accent :: Accent (n.) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period..

Polonaise :: Polonaise (n.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca..

Enclitically :: Enclitically (adv.) In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back.

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

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent..

Atonic :: Atonic (n.) A word that has no accent.

Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection..

Arsis :: Arsis (n.) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to thesis..

Metre :: Metre (n.) Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter..

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..

Accentuate :: Accentuate (v. t.) To mark with the written accent.

Tone :: Tone (n.) Accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice, as adapted to express emotion or passion..

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..

Stress :: Stress (n.) Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, // 31-35..

Accentuation :: Accentuation (n.) Act of accentuating; applications of accent.

Anacrusis :: Anacrusis (n.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.

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