Meanings
nounsecondary stress (countable and uncountable, plural secondary stresses)
plural secondary stresses
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe weaker of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.
Synonyms: secondary accent
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe weaker of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.
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Translations
Finnish sivupaino
- sivupainosecondary stress
French accent secondaire
- accent secondairesecondary stress
German Nebenakzent, Nebenbetonung
- Nebenakzentsecondary stress
- Nebenbetonungsecondary stress
Hungarian másodhangsúly, mellékhangsúly
- másodhangsúlysecondary stress
- mellékhangsúlysecondary stress
Māori haumatapū, hau iti
- haumatapūsecondary stress
- hau itisecondary stress
Portuguese acento secundário
- acento secundáriosecondary stress
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APA
secondary stress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20stress
MLA
“secondary stress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20stress. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secondary stress,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20stress.
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