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pitch accents

pitch accents is the plural of pitch accent.

Meaning of pitch accent

Noun

pitch accent (plural pitch accents)

  1. Any of a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words.

Questions about pitch accents

What is pitch accents the plural of?
Pitch accents is the plural of pitch accent.

Words near pitch accents in the dictionary

  1. pitch
  2. pitch a fit
  3. pitch a tantrum
  4. pitch a tent
  5. pitch accent
  6. pitch accents
  7. pitch and pay
  8. pitch and putt
  9. pitch and toss
  10. pitch apple
  11. pitch apples

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