pitch accent

English

Noun

pitch accent (plural pitch accents)

  1. (phonology) 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.
    Antonym: stress accent

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