stress timing

noun

A type of isochrony in a language such that syllables may last different amounts of time, but there is a fairly constant amount of time between consecutive stressed syllables.

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Meanings

nounstress timing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA type of isochrony in a language such that syllables may last different amounts of time, but there is a fairly constant amount of time between consecutive stressed syllables.
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APA

stress timing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stress%20timing

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stress timing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stress%20timing.

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