rhetorical stress

noun

stress required by the meaning of a line, as distinguished from that required by the meter.

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Nearby words

rhetic, rhetor, rhetoric, rhetorical, rhetorical question, rhetorical stress, rhetorician, rheum, rheumatalgia, rheumatic, rheumatic arteritis

Origin of rhetorical stress

First recorded in 1720–30

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