Unaccented
51atonic — /əˈtɒnɪk/ (say uh tonik), /eɪ / (say ay ) –adjective 1. Phonetics a. unaccented. b. Obsolete voiceless (def. 5). 2. Pathology characterised by atony. –noun 3 …
52atonic — [ə tän′ik, ātän′ik] adj. [Fr atonique < Gr atonia (see ATONY + Fr ique, IC] 1. caused or characterized by atony 2. unaccented: said of a word or syllable n. [< A 2 + Gr tonos, accent, pitch; see …
53feminine ending — 1. Pros. an unaccented syllable at the close of a line of poetry, often one that is added to the metrical pattern as an extra syllable. 2. Gram. a termination or final syllable marking a feminine word: In Latin a is a feminine ending for the… …
54am|phi|brach — «AM fuh brak», noun. a foot of three syllables: a) (in quantitative meter, as Greek or Latin) a short, long, and short, such as in ămātă. b) (in modern or accentual meter) an unaccented, accented, and unaccented, such as in amus´ing. ╂[< Latin …
55a|ton|ic — «uh TON ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. Grammar, Prosody. unaccented. 2. Phonetics. without voice; voiceless; surd. 3. lacking muscular or nervous tone. –n. 1. Grammar, Prosody. an unaccented syllable or word. 2. Phonetics. a voiceless consonant; …
56syn|co|pate — «SIHNG kuh payt», transitive verb, pat|ed, pat|ing. 1. Music. a) to begin (a tone) on an unaccented beat and hold it into an accented one. b) to shift (accents) to regularly unaccented beats. c) to introduce syncopation into (a passage) …
57ARAMAIC — ARAMAIC, an ancient northwestern semitic language spoken (to some extent) to this day. The entry is arranged according to the following outline: ancient aramaic and official aramaic sources syria and its neighboring countries iraq and iran egypt… …
58Active voice — Voice Voice, n. [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. ? a word, ? a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erw[ a]hnen to mention. Cf. {Advocate}, {Advowson}, {Avouch}, {Convoke}, {Epic}, {Vocal}, {Vouch}, {Vowel}.] 1 …
59After-note — Aft er note , n. (Mus.) One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note. [1913 Webster] …
60Amphibrach — Am phi*brach ([a^]m f[i^]*br[a^]k), n. [L. ?, Gr. ? short at both ends; amfi + brachy s short.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short ([crescent] [crescent]); as, h[a^]b[=e]r[e^]. In modern prosody… …
