accentual_system has definitions from the field of linguistics
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[ noun ] (linguistics) the system of accentuation used in a particular language

Synonyms

prosodic_system

Used in print

(H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)

Some phonetic features , for_example glottal_catch or murmur , are sometimes to be assigned to segmental phonemics and sometimes to accentual_systems .

Related terms

language_system

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