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Definition of
primary stress noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
primary stress
noun
noun
[
countable
,
uncountable
]
(
phonetics
)
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the strongest stress that is put on a syllable in a word or a phrase when it is spoken
compare
secondary stress
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primary stress
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