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sentence stress

American  

noun

  1. the stress pattern or patterns associated with words as arranged in sentences in a particular language.

sentence stress British  

noun

  1. the stress given to a word or words in a sentence, often conveying nuances of meaning or emphasis

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Etymology

Origin of sentence stress

First recorded in 1880–85

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