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