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Definition of
unstressed adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
unstressed
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ʌnˈstrɛst
/
/
(
phonetics
)
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(
of a syllable
)
pronounced without emphasis
opposite
stressed
See
unstressed
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